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Mugabe defies power-sharing deal, opposition slams 'madness'AFP - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe farmed out key ministries in a new unity government to his party in defiance of a long-awaited power-sharing deal, amid opposition outrage on Saturday at the "giant act of madness".
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Norway game is must win says Scotland's BurleyAFP - Scotland manager George Burley says his side must beat Norway on Saturday if they are to have any chance of qualifying for the World Cup in South Africa.
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Lagos votes in Nigerian municipal electionsAFP - Voting got underway in Nigeria's commercial centre Lagos on Saturday to elect chairmen and councillors for 57 local government and council development areas, officials said.
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Cholera kills 20 in northern NigeriaAFP - A cholera outbreak has claimed 20 lives in northern Nigeria's Kano state in the last week, officials and residents said on Saturday.
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Editor arrested in south Sudan over corruption exposéAFP - A local newspaper editor said on Saturday he was being held by southern Sudanese authorities for publishing an article critical of corruption in the semi-autonomous, post-conflict region.
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2010 qualifying resultsMalawi have given themselves a real chance of clinching one of the second-place spots as they beat DR Congo 2-1 with a last minute winner in Blantyre.
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Mbeki heads back to Zimbabwe as deal teetersAFP - Former South African president Thabo Mbeki is to go to Zimbabwe Monday on a new mediation bid, a spokesman said Saturday, as a power-sharing deal he brokered ran into new trouble.
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More vessels seized near Somalia
A chemical tanker with a 20-strong crew and a WFP-chartered ship fall into pirates' hands.
Al Jazeera – Oct 11, 2008 2:35 PM [GMT] – comment?
A chemical tanker with a 20-strong crew and a WFP-chartered ship fall into pirates' hands.
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Iranian merchants rebel over first-ever sales tax
Traditional bazaar merchants in several large cities closed their shops this week to protest a decision by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to enforce the nation's first-ever sales tax.
International Herald Tribune – Oct 11, 2008 2:01 PM [GMT] – comment?
Traditional bazaar merchants in several large cities closed their shops this week to protest a decision by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to enforce the nation's first-ever sales tax.
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Senegal fan put up by hero FadigaA fan who cycled 465km across Senegal to meet his hero, footballer Khalilou Fadiga, has been rewarded by being accommodated in the national team's hotel.
BBC News – Oct 11, 2008 1:18 PM [GMT] – comment?
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