16 March 2012 Last updated at 07:25 ET Turkey has urged its citizens to leave Syria, saying developments there have led to "serious security risks". The foreign ministry said in a statement
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Nigerians protest at embassy over mistreatment
March 16, 2012 Comment Off 39 ViewsNIGERIAN immigrants have held a demonstration outside their embassy in Harare to protest "mistreatment" by Zimbabwean law enforcement and the immigration department. The group, numbering about
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Cuba to test new AIDS vaccine on humans
March 7, 2012 Comment Off 48 ViewsHAVANA: Cuba’s top biotech teams have successfully tested a new AIDS vaccine on mice, and are ready to soon begin human testing, a leading researcher told a biotechnology conference in Havana
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Kuwait celebrates 51st anniversary, forges ties with Nigeria
February 29, 2012 Comment Off 110 ViewsKuwait celebrated its 51st anniversary of independence and 21st year of liberation Monday in Abuja where the country's Ambassador Saad A. Al-Asousi said it had signed a number of agreements with
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UNDP urges stronger local govts in Nigeria
February 24, 2012 Comment Off 113 ViewsThe United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has called for strengthening of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) for effective service delivery to advocate on critical
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Obasanjo meets Senegalese opposition
February 23, 2012 Comment Off 47 ViewsIn a statement, Obasanjo said he would meet five of the 13 opposition candidates running against the country’s 85-year-old leader in Sunday’s election. They include Cheikh Tidiane Gadio,
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India should boycott London Olympics: Vaiko
January 30, 2012 1 Comment 1251 ViewsChennai: MDMK leader Vaiko demanded on Monday that India boycott the London Olympics if the organisers did not cancel the sponsorship contract with Dow Chemicals, which has links to Union Carbide
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Climate Change And Economic Growth In Nigeria
January 3, 2012 Comment Off 59 ViewsNigeria is participating at the ongoing Climate Change Conference holding in Durban, South Africa. PEMBI STEPHEN-DAVID writes on the challenges of climate change on the country and what the
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Reports into the London riots show victim of shooting did not have a gun
November 22, 2011 Comment Off 159 ViewsTHERE is no evidence Mark Duggan - whose killing by police sparked deadly riots throughout London and wider England in August - was holding a gun when he was shot dead, according to the
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‘Occupy’ anti-capitalism protests spread around the world
October 16, 2011 Comment Off 41 ViewsOccupy London protest: on the steps of St Paul's cathedral. Source: guardian.co.uk Link to this video Protests inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York and the "Indignants" in
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