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All rights reservedThu, 16 Aug 2012 13:04:56 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/africa/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/patriarch-ethiopias-orthodox-church-dies-170456130.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/T2D3dK11XIQT83XAfkmH3g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345136669118-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The patriarch of Ethiopia&#039;s Orthodox Church, Abune Paulos, pictured in 2007, has died aged 76" align="left" title="The patriarch of Ethiopia&#039;s Orthodox Church, Abune Paulos, pictured in 2007, has died aged 76" border="0" /></a>The patriarch of Ethiopia&#039;s Orthodox Church, Abune Paulos has died aged 76, officials said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/patriarch-ethiopias-orthodox-church-dies-170456130.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 13:04:56 -0400AFPpatriarch-ethiopias-orthodox-church-dies-170456130<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/patriarch-ethiopias-orthodox-church-dies-170456130.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/T2D3dK11XIQT83XAfkmH3g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345136669118-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The patriarch of Ethiopia&#039;s Orthodox Church, Abune Paulos, pictured in 2007, has died aged 76" align="left" title="The patriarch of Ethiopia&#039;s Orthodox Church, Abune Paulos, pictured in 2007, has died aged 76" border="0" /></a>The patriarch of Ethiopia&#039;s Orthodox Church, Abune Paulos has died aged 76, officials said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/police-fire-teargas-striking-mine-workers-150423388.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UYBX4747vUynPGp6eyhBFA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345128914430-3-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Miners demonstrate near Rustenberg" align="left" title="Miners demonstrate near Rustenberg" border="0" /></a>Fresh clashes erupted Thursday as police cracked down on an illegal strike at a platinum mine where 10 people have been killed over the last week.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/police-fire-teargas-striking-mine-workers-150423388.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 12:45:18 -0400AFPpolice-fire-teargas-striking-mine-workers-150423388<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/police-fire-teargas-striking-mine-workers-150423388.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UYBX4747vUynPGp6eyhBFA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345128914430-3-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Miners demonstrate near Rustenberg" align="left" title="Miners demonstrate near Rustenberg" border="0" /></a>Fresh clashes erupted Thursday as police cracked down on an illegal strike at a platinum mine where 10 people have been killed over the last week.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ghana-ivory-coast-draw-comfort-cup-warm-ups-163830880--sow.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/J..51ESvw0Ifp1X1UuBnRA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345135026216-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Ghana&#039;s Frank Acheampong (L) and Harrison Afful (C) tussle for the ball against China on August 15" align="left" title="Ghana&#039;s Frank Acheampong (L) and Harrison Afful (C) tussle for the ball against China on August 15" border="0" /></a>Ghana and Ivory Coast will be encouraged and Morocco and Togo dejected after midweek warm-up games ahead of 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers next month.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ghana-ivory-coast-draw-comfort-cup-warm-ups-163830880--sow.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 12:38:30 -0400AFPghana-ivory-coast-draw-comfort-cup-warm-ups-163830880--sow<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ghana-ivory-coast-draw-comfort-cup-warm-ups-163830880--sow.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/J..51ESvw0Ifp1X1UuBnRA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345135026216-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Ghana&#039;s Frank Acheampong (L) and Harrison Afful (C) tussle for the ball against China on August 15" align="left" title="Ghana&#039;s Frank Acheampong (L) and Harrison Afful (C) tussle for the ball against China on August 15" border="0" /></a>Ghana and Ivory Coast will be encouraged and Morocco and Togo dejected after midweek warm-up games ahead of 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers next month.</p><br clear="all"/>South African police opened fire Thursday on a crowd of striking workers at a platinum mine, leaving an unknown number of people injured and possibly dead. Motionless bodies lay on the ground in pools of blood.http://news.yahoo.com/africa-police-disperse-striking-mine-workers-142541440--finance.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 10:50:38 -0400Associated Pressafrica-police-disperse-striking-mine-workers-142541440--financeSouth African police opened fire Thursday on a crowd of striking workers at a platinum mine, leaving an unknown number of people injured and possibly dead. Motionless bodies lay on the ground in pools of blood.http://news.yahoo.com/africa-police-fire-striking-mine-workers-150359192--finance.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 11:03:49 -0400Associated Pressafrica-police-fire-striking-mine-workers-150359192--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/south-africa-win-toss-bat-against-england-101014050--spt.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/LPkUfvO9Ywvpi4KE5YhJ5w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1345119103350-4-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="England&#039;s Stuart Broad (right) appeals unsuccessfully for the wicket of South Africa&#039;s Jacques Rudolph" align="left" title="England&#039;s Stuart Broad (right) appeals unsuccessfully for the wicket of South Africa&#039;s Jacques Rudolph" border="0" /></a>Jacques Rudolph helped South Africa recover from an early collapse against England but the tourists were still struggling at 151 for five at tea on the first day of the third Test at Lord&#039;s on Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/south-africa-win-toss-bat-against-england-101014050--spt.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 11:26:46 -0400AFPsouth-africa-win-toss-bat-against-england-101014050--spt<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/south-africa-win-toss-bat-against-england-101014050--spt.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/LPkUfvO9Ywvpi4KE5YhJ5w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1345119103350-4-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="England&#039;s Stuart Broad (right) appeals unsuccessfully for the wicket of South Africa&#039;s Jacques Rudolph" align="left" title="England&#039;s Stuart Broad (right) appeals unsuccessfully for the wicket of South Africa&#039;s Jacques Rudolph" border="0" /></a>Jacques Rudolph helped South Africa recover from an early collapse against England but the tourists were still struggling at 151 for five at tea on the first day of the third Test at Lord&#039;s on Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rescuers-missing-bodies-uganda-helicopter-crash-143240327.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gG.4ytoPuiFAhEtgk1Y13g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345127544057-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Chris Kasaija, a senior Ugandan Airforce pilot, is rescued from the wreckage of his helicopter in Nanyuki on August 14" align="left" title="Chris Kasaija, a senior Ugandan Airforce pilot, is rescued from the wreckage of his helicopter in Nanyuki on August 14" border="0" /></a>Kenyan search teams on Thursday found the final missing bodies of seven Ugandan servicemen killed in a military helicopter crash at the weekend, the army said as it ended its rescue mission.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/rescuers-missing-bodies-uganda-helicopter-crash-143240327.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 10:32:40 -0400AFPrescuers-missing-bodies-uganda-helicopter-crash-143240327<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rescuers-missing-bodies-uganda-helicopter-crash-143240327.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gG.4ytoPuiFAhEtgk1Y13g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345127544057-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Chris Kasaija, a senior Ugandan Airforce pilot, is rescued from the wreckage of his helicopter in Nanyuki on August 14" align="left" title="Chris Kasaija, a senior Ugandan Airforce pilot, is rescued from the wreckage of his helicopter in Nanyuki on August 14" border="0" /></a>Kenyan search teams on Thursday found the final missing bodies of seven Ugandan servicemen killed in a military helicopter crash at the weekend, the army said as it ended its rescue mission.</p><br clear="all"/>A landslide at a gold mine in a remote corner of northeast Congo has left at least 60 people dead, a local administrator said Thursday.http://news.yahoo.com/official-60-dead-northeast-congo-gold-mine-074721993.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 10:09:07 -0400Associated Pressofficial-60-dead-northeast-congo-gold-mine-074721993Uganda's president has announced a new Cabinet that features the names of three politicians who had resigned their posts amid corruption allegations last year.http://news.yahoo.com/ugandas-president-retains-graft-tainted-officials-123102149.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 08:31:02 -0400Associated Pressugandas-president-retains-graft-tainted-officials-123102149Authorities in Ghana say a Peace Corps volunteer who stabbed and killed an alleged robber in July will not be prosecuted and that all charges against him have been dropped.http://news.yahoo.com/charges-dropped-against-peace-corps-man-ghana-112135959.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 07:21:35 -0400Associated Presscharges-dropped-against-peace-corps-man-ghana-112135959<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/two-african-boat-migrants-dead-160-rescued-off-111826782.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/H_.hc.sHW9nBzPe6GDA_dA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345115885818-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The Saint Paul Bay in Malta. The migrants were rescued some 70 nautical miles southwest of Malta" align="left" title="The Saint Paul Bay in Malta. The migrants were rescued some 70 nautical miles southwest of Malta" border="0" /></a>Malta&#039;s navy recovered two bodies and rescued around 160 African migrants from two boats which got into trouble on the Mediterranean Sea, an armed forces spokesman said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/two-african-boat-migrants-dead-160-rescued-off-111826782.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 07:18:26 -0400AFPtwo-african-boat-migrants-dead-160-rescued-off-111826782<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/two-african-boat-migrants-dead-160-rescued-off-111826782.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/H_.hc.sHW9nBzPe6GDA_dA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345115885818-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The Saint Paul Bay in Malta. The migrants were rescued some 70 nautical miles southwest of Malta" align="left" title="The Saint Paul Bay in Malta. The migrants were rescued some 70 nautical miles southwest of Malta" border="0" /></a>Malta&#039;s navy recovered two bodies and rescued around 160 African migrants from two boats which got into trouble on the Mediterranean Sea, an armed forces spokesman said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>Enough Project praises Intel, Motorola Solutions, HP and Apple as "pioneers of progress" in efforts to eliminate from their supply chain minerals spurring conflict in Congo, while Nintendo gets no points for making "no known effort."http://news.yahoo.com/enough-praises-intel-clean-mineral-efforts-093010025--finance.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 05:30:19 -0400Associated Pressenough-praises-intel-clean-mineral-efforts-093010025--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/olympic-star-chad-le-clos-says-yes-schoolgirls-101833235--oly.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pFh6x8uUcxPiMMypOBXsog--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345112211341-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Chad Le Clos (shown with his gold medal) said he would try to make the dance" align="left" title="Chad Le Clos (shown with his gold medal) said he would try to make the dance" border="0" /></a>South African swimming hunk and Olympic gold medallist Chad le Clos made a girl&#039;s day by agreeing to go to her school dance when she wooed him with a poster at a Johannesburg airport.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/olympic-star-chad-le-clos-says-yes-schoolgirls-101833235--oly.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 06:18:33 -0400AFPolympic-star-chad-le-clos-says-yes-schoolgirls-101833235--oly<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/olympic-star-chad-le-clos-says-yes-schoolgirls-101833235--oly.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pFh6x8uUcxPiMMypOBXsog--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345112211341-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Chad Le Clos (shown with his gold medal) said he would try to make the dance" align="left" title="Chad Le Clos (shown with his gold medal) said he would try to make the dance" border="0" /></a>South African swimming hunk and Olympic gold medallist Chad le Clos made a girl&#039;s day by agreeing to go to her school dance when she wooed him with a poster at a Johannesburg airport.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/asias-delicacy-africas-lion-bones-100837586.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/H5izIn6lZ4QtVmuPrhJ64g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345111617372-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A lion at the Entabeni Safari Conservancy in Limpopo, 300 kms northeast of Johannesburg" align="left" title="A lion at the Entabeni Safari Conservancy in Limpopo, 300 kms northeast of Johannesburg" border="0" /></a>Lion bones have become a hot commodity for their use in Asian traditional medicine, driving up exports from South Africa to the East and creating new fears of the survival of the species.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/asias-delicacy-africas-lion-bones-100837586.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 06:08:37 -0400AFPasias-delicacy-africas-lion-bones-100837586<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/asias-delicacy-africas-lion-bones-100837586.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/H5izIn6lZ4QtVmuPrhJ64g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345111617372-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A lion at the Entabeni Safari Conservancy in Limpopo, 300 kms northeast of Johannesburg" align="left" title="A lion at the Entabeni Safari Conservancy in Limpopo, 300 kms northeast of Johannesburg" border="0" /></a>Lion bones have become a hot commodity for their use in Asian traditional medicine, driving up exports from South Africa to the East and creating new fears of the survival of the species.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/villagers-trapped-fighting-ivory-coast-084237672.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bMe0aIERE5V7mOGVOzj6dg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345106534996-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Ivory Coast soldiers march in the capital of Abidjan during independence celebrations on August 7" align="left" title="Ivory Coast soldiers march in the capital of Abidjan during independence celebrations on August 7" border="0" /></a>Fighting broke out overnight in Ivory Coast with villagers near the economic capital Abidjan reporting heavy gunfire, trapping them in their homes.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/villagers-trapped-fighting-ivory-coast-084237672.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 05:18:48 -0400AFPvillagers-trapped-fighting-ivory-coast-084237672<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/villagers-trapped-fighting-ivory-coast-084237672.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bMe0aIERE5V7mOGVOzj6dg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345106534996-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Ivory Coast soldiers march in the capital of Abidjan during independence celebrations on August 7" align="left" title="Ivory Coast soldiers march in the capital of Abidjan during independence celebrations on August 7" border="0" /></a>Fighting broke out overnight in Ivory Coast with villagers near the economic capital Abidjan reporting heavy gunfire, trapping them in their homes.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/un-air-drops-food-refugees-sudan-190916397.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Ff3lUHggR.gsqotzGqdY9Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345057727113-2-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Sudanese refugees watch a United Nations World Food Programme aircraft drop bags of food in West Darfur in 2004" align="left" title="Sudanese refugees watch a United Nations World Food Programme aircraft drop bags of food in West Darfur in 2004" border="0" /></a>The UN food agency on Wednesday staged a rare air drop of food to thousands of desperate refugees in South Sudan stranded by floods, officials said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/un-air-drops-food-refugees-sudan-190916397.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 04:29:44 -0400AFPun-air-drops-food-refugees-sudan-190916397<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/un-air-drops-food-refugees-sudan-190916397.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Ff3lUHggR.gsqotzGqdY9Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345057727113-2-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Sudanese refugees watch a United Nations World Food Programme aircraft drop bags of food in West Darfur in 2004" align="left" title="Sudanese refugees watch a United Nations World Food Programme aircraft drop bags of food in West Darfur in 2004" border="0" /></a>The UN food agency on Wednesday staged a rare air drop of food to thousands of desperate refugees in South Sudan stranded by floods, officials said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/smith-denies-proteas-role-pietersen-axe-083634835--spt.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/A4FMX8CJD5nCPAgU_Mw2BQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345046742674-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Graeme Smith says he has seen nothing damaging in Kevin Pietersen&#039;s controversial texts" align="left" title="Graeme Smith says he has seen nothing damaging in Kevin Pietersen&#039;s controversial texts" border="0" /></a>South Africa captain Graeme Smith has said suggestions his side deliberately leaked text messages from Kevin Pietersen are &quot;the biggest load of rubbish I have heard&quot;.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/smith-denies-proteas-role-pietersen-axe-083634835--spt.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 04:36:34 -0400AFPsmith-denies-proteas-role-pietersen-axe-083634835--spt<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/smith-denies-proteas-role-pietersen-axe-083634835--spt.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/A4FMX8CJD5nCPAgU_Mw2BQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345046742674-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Graeme Smith says he has seen nothing damaging in Kevin Pietersen&#039;s controversial texts" align="left" title="Graeme Smith says he has seen nothing damaging in Kevin Pietersen&#039;s controversial texts" border="0" /></a>South Africa captain Graeme Smith has said suggestions his side deliberately leaked text messages from Kevin Pietersen are &quot;the biggest load of rubbish I have heard&quot;.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pietersen-waits-twenty20-decision-apology-004217257--spt.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Dg3OHm8ITZ3pW0u4w0KN5g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345032428201-2-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Kevin Pietersen has been omitted from the England team to face South Africa at Lord&#039;s tomorrow" align="left" title="Kevin Pietersen has been omitted from the England team to face South Africa at Lord&#039;s tomorrow" border="0" /></a>England batsman Kevin Pietersen will discover by Saturday if his apology for sending &quot;provocative texts&quot; to South African players has come in time to salvage his hopes of playing in the World Twenty20.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/pietersen-waits-twenty20-decision-apology-004217257--spt.htmlWed, 15 Aug 2012 20:42:17 -0400AFPpietersen-waits-twenty20-decision-apology-004217257--spt<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pietersen-waits-twenty20-decision-apology-004217257--spt.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Dg3OHm8ITZ3pW0u4w0KN5g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345032428201-2-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Kevin Pietersen has been omitted from the England team to face South Africa at Lord&#039;s tomorrow" align="left" title="Kevin Pietersen has been omitted from the England team to face South Africa at Lord&#039;s tomorrow" border="0" /></a>England batsman Kevin Pietersen will discover by Saturday if his apology for sending &quot;provocative texts&quot; to South African players has come in time to salvage his hopes of playing in the World Twenty20.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/zuma-arrives-zimbabwe-discuss-reforms-154720824.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/juaO80xt_qrIqcCqVUtxWA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345071410384-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="South African President Jacob Zuma" align="left" title="South African President Jacob Zuma" border="0" /></a>South African President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday conceded challenges in Zimbabwe&#039;s unity government after meeting with leaders of the three main party leaders, days before a summit of regional mediator the SADC.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/zuma-arrives-zimbabwe-discuss-reforms-154720824.htmlWed, 15 Aug 2012 18:57:35 -0400AFPzuma-arrives-zimbabwe-discuss-reforms-154720824<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/zuma-arrives-zimbabwe-discuss-reforms-154720824.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/juaO80xt_qrIqcCqVUtxWA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345071410384-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="South African President Jacob Zuma" align="left" title="South African President Jacob Zuma" border="0" /></a>South African President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday conceded challenges in Zimbabwe&#039;s unity government after meeting with leaders of the three main party leaders, days before a summit of regional mediator the SADC.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ten-injured-clashes-between-gabon-opposition-police-181418474.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DDeL5Eigtt4WZSdf.Gr5MA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345055248289-2-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Supporters of the opposition&#039;s National Union (UN) party leader Andre Mba Obame clash with police in Libreville" align="left" title="Supporters of the opposition&#039;s National Union (UN) party leader Andre Mba Obame clash with police in Libreville" border="0" /></a>Clashes broke out Wednesday in Gabon&#039;s capital Libreville when police broke up an unauthorised protest in support of the country&#039;s main opposition leader, leaving at least 10 people injured.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ten-injured-clashes-between-gabon-opposition-police-181418474.htmlWed, 15 Aug 2012 15:43:23 -0400AFPten-injured-clashes-between-gabon-opposition-police-181418474<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ten-injured-clashes-between-gabon-opposition-police-181418474.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DDeL5Eigtt4WZSdf.Gr5MA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345055248289-2-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Supporters of the opposition&#039;s National Union (UN) party leader Andre Mba Obame clash with police in Libreville" align="left" title="Supporters of the opposition&#039;s National Union (UN) party leader Andre Mba Obame clash with police in Libreville" border="0" /></a>Clashes broke out Wednesday in Gabon&#039;s capital Libreville when police broke up an unauthorised protest in support of the country&#039;s main opposition leader, leaving at least 10 people injured.</p><br clear="all"/>Radical Islamists obstructed a stand-up comedy performance by Tunisian actor Lotfi Abdelli, the ministry of culture said on Wednesday, accusing those responsible of attacking freedom of expression.http://news.yahoo.com/salafists-block-tunisia-comedy-show-offends-islam-182455760.htmlWed, 15 Aug 2012 14:24:55 -0400AFPsalafists-block-tunisia-comedy-show-offends-islam-182455760<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/uganda-marathon-winner-gets-80-000-home-parents-175354764--oly.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/p8c1JHdS_dvLO5By3app4A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345053154983-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Ugandan Olympics marathon gold winner Stephen Kiprotich" align="left" title="Ugandan Olympics marathon gold winner Stephen Kiprotich" border="0" /></a>Recently-crowned Olympic marathon champion Stephen Kiprotich returned home Wednesday to a rapturous welcome in Uganda, an $80,000 cheque and a pledge that his parents will get a new house.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/uganda-marathon-winner-gets-80-000-home-parents-175354764--oly.htmlWed, 15 Aug 2012 13:53:54 -0400AFPuganda-marathon-winner-gets-80-000-home-parents-175354764--oly<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/uganda-marathon-winner-gets-80-000-home-parents-175354764--oly.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/p8c1JHdS_dvLO5By3app4A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345053154983-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Ugandan Olympics marathon gold winner Stephen Kiprotich" align="left" title="Ugandan Olympics marathon gold winner Stephen Kiprotich" border="0" /></a>Recently-crowned Olympic marathon champion Stephen Kiprotich returned home Wednesday to a rapturous welcome in Uganda, an $80,000 cheque and a pledge that his parents will get a new house.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/centuries-old-eid-festival-cancelled-nigeria-180103676.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hlk9oE6mY1gWIVN3EIyL5Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345053634570-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The governor of Kano state Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso in (L) walks alongside the emir of Kano Ado Bayero in January 2012" align="left" title="The governor of Kano state Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso in (L) walks alongside the emir of Kano Ado Bayero in January 2012" border="0" /></a>Nigeria on Wednesday cancelled a centuries-old Eid festival known for its elaborate horse pageant, officially due to the emir&#039;s health, but residents suspected worsening violence was to blame.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/centuries-old-eid-festival-cancelled-nigeria-180103676.htmlWed, 15 Aug 2012 14:01:03 -0400AFPcenturies-old-eid-festival-cancelled-nigeria-180103676<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/centuries-old-eid-festival-cancelled-nigeria-180103676.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hlk9oE6mY1gWIVN3EIyL5Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345053634570-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The governor of Kano state Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso in (L) walks alongside the emir of Kano Ado Bayero in January 2012" align="left" title="The governor of Kano state Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso in (L) walks alongside the emir of Kano Ado Bayero in January 2012" border="0" /></a>Nigeria on Wednesday cancelled a centuries-old Eid festival known for its elaborate horse pageant, officially due to the emir&#039;s health, but residents suspected worsening violence was to blame.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kenya-keeps-search-uganda-choppers-crash-114015585.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jAEMAdGHFoIFdH07oxLHvA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345030253376-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Kenya&#039;s army says four people are still missing after the helicopter crashes" align="left" title="Kenya&#039;s army says four people are still missing after the helicopter crashes" border="0" /></a>Kenyan emergency teams searched for a third day Wednesday for four personnel still unaccounted for after three Ugandan military helicopters crashed at the weekend, officials said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/kenya-keeps-search-uganda-choppers-crash-114015585.htmlWed, 15 Aug 2012 13:54:54 -0400AFPkenya-keeps-search-uganda-choppers-crash-114015585<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kenya-keeps-search-uganda-choppers-crash-114015585.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jAEMAdGHFoIFdH07oxLHvA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345030253376-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Kenya&#039;s army says four people are still missing after the helicopter crashes" align="left" title="Kenya&#039;s army says four people are still missing after the helicopter crashes" border="0" /></a>Kenyan emergency teams searched for a third day Wednesday for four personnel still unaccounted for after three Ugandan military helicopters crashed at the weekend, officials said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/zambia-lose-ghana-draw-africa-cup-warm-ups-170459887--sow.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/w_RzNGquQ1Obx_PVrASxog--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345050043259-2-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Ghana&#039;s Kwadwo Asamoah (L) tussles for the ball against China&#039;s Liu Jianye" align="left" title="Ghana&#039;s Kwadwo Asamoah (L) tussles for the ball against China&#039;s Liu Jianye" border="0" /></a>Ivory Coast held Russia, Ghana hit back to draw in China and African champions Zambia lost in South Korea on Wednesday, as they prepared for Cup of Nations qualifiers next month.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/zambia-lose-ghana-draw-africa-cup-warm-ups-170459887--sow.htmlWed, 15 Aug 2012 13:44:23 -0400AFPzambia-lose-ghana-draw-africa-cup-warm-ups-170459887--sow<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/zambia-lose-ghana-draw-africa-cup-warm-ups-170459887--sow.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/w_RzNGquQ1Obx_PVrASxog--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345050043259-2-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Ghana&#039;s Kwadwo Asamoah (L) tussles for the ball against China&#039;s Liu Jianye" align="left" title="Ghana&#039;s Kwadwo Asamoah (L) tussles for the ball against China&#039;s Liu Jianye" border="0" /></a>Ivory Coast held Russia, Ghana hit back to draw in China and African champions Zambia lost in South Korea on Wednesday, as they prepared for Cup of Nations qualifiers next month.</p><br clear="all"/>

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