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David Miliband  Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
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Court says Guantanamo documents should be released
LONDON - A British court on Thursday gave Foreign Secretary David Miliband a week to reconsider his decision to withhold secret documents that could prove that a man held in Guantanamo Bay was torture... (photo: GNU / )
 from left to right : Antoni Vitorino, Pascal Lamy and Muammar al-Gaddafi in Brussels
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Seif to follow father's footsteps?
| Tripoli - Seif al-Islam, son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, is increasingly seen as the successor to his father, despite publicly ruling out any dynastic ambitions in the north African country. |... (photo: EC)
Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, talks during a conference in Tripoli, Libya, late Thursday, July 24, 2008. Seif al-Islam is the older brother of Hannibal Gadhafi, whom the Swiss police arrested with his wife on July 15 at a luxury hotel in Geneva for allegedly beating two of their servants, according to their lawyer. They were released on bail two days later and left the cou  Independent online 
Slow pace of reform frustrates Gaddafi's son
| Tripoli - Veteran Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's son and heir apparent Seif al-Islam has announced his withdrawal from politics in what analysts said was a sign of his frustration with the slow pac... (photo: AP / Abdel Magid Al Fergany)
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 Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels listen to a commander at a remote hinterland village in the southern Philippine province of Maguindanao on Sunday Sept. 17, 2006. MILF rebels have been negotiating with the Philippine government in Malaysian-brokered  The Daily Tribune 
Forget peace, wage just war
| EDITORIAL | 08/21/2008 | Muslim secessionist rebels have lost the war, amid too many unjust battles they fought over their control of the so-called ancestral domain. | The Moro Islamic Liberation Fr... (photo: AP Photo/Al Jacinto)
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Kadhafi's son announces retirement from Libyan politics
| TRIPOLI -- The son of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, Seif al-Islam, late Wednesday announced his withdrawal from political life and called for the building of a "strong"... (photo: AP Photo / CHRISTOPHE ENA)
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A destroyed vehicle is seen in front of a hotel hit by a car bomb in Bouira, 60 miles southeast of Algiers, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. The Independent
World Focus: Al-Qa'ida keeps its promise to be 'bone in crusaders' throats'
| Al-Qa'ida "in the Maghreb" strikes again. Forty three dead on Tuesday, another 11 yesterday. And across the Muslim world, it continues. A suicide bomber in Mersin in Tu... (photo: AP / Ouahab Hebbat)
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 Algerian policemen search a young man as they perform security checks in a district of Algiers, Thursday, April 12, 2007. The death toll from Wednesday´s al-Qaida-claimed suicide bombings in Algeria rose Thursday to 33, the government said, as poli The Australian
Second day of attacks takes Algerian toll to 54
| THE spectre of terrorism has returned to haunt Algeria as a second straight day of bomb attacks took the total of fatalities to 54 and left scores more people injured. ... (photo: AP)
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Twin car bombings hit Algerian hotel, barracks
| ALGIERS, Algeria - Twin car bombings rocked a hotel and military headquarters in the Algerian town of Bouira on Wednesday, killing 11 people a day after a suicide bombi... (photo: Creative Commons / EPO )
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Twin car bombings in Algeria
| Algiers - Twin car bombings rocked a hotel and military headquarters in the Algerian town of Bouira on Wednesday, a day after a suicide bombing in a neighbouring region... (photo: AP)
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A soldier passes a car damaged by the explosion, after a suicide car bomber rammed into a police academy, in the town of Les Issers, in the Boumerdes region, 60 kilometers (35 miles) east Algiers, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008. Lexington Herald-Leader
Suicide blast kills 43 in Algeria
| ALGIERS, Algeria - A suicide bomber drove a car full of explosives into a line of applicants at an Algerian police academy Tuesday, killing at least 43 people in the de... (photo: AP)
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 French President elect Nicolas Sarkozy is cheered by supporters at the Gaveau concert hall in Paris, Sunday, May 6, 2007, shortly after the closure of the polling stations for the second round of the presidential election. Energized French voters elected Daily Star Lebanon
France, us condemn deadly blast
| By Agence France Presse (AFP) | Wednesday, August 20, 2008 | French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday strongly condemned a suicide attack in Algeria that killed 43 p... (photo: AP/Christophe Ena)
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- Court says Guantanamo documents should be released
- Government loses Guantanamo ruling
- High food prices hit Moroccans’ pockets
- British resident held in Guantanamo Bay wins legal battle to
- British resident held in Guantanamo Bay wins legal battle to
- Egypt embarrassed by Sudan defeat
David Miliband  Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Court says Guantanamo documents should be released
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- Two more bombings kill 12 near hotel
- Algeria bombing kills 12 on Canuck payroll
- Foreign Minister condemns suicide bombing in Algeria
- SNC-Lavalin workers killed in Algeria
- Algeria reeling from attacks
- Blast in Algeria kills 12 SNC-Lavalin workers
A destroyed vehicle is seen in front of a hotel hit by a car bomb in Bouira, 60 miles southeast of Algiers, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008.
World Focus: Al-Qa'ida keeps its promise to be 'bone in crusaders' throats'
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Libya Egypt
- Obafemi Martins urged to keep on scoring
- Seif to follow father's footsteps?
- Seif al-Islam wields vast influence in Libya
- Gathafi's son calls for strong Libyan civil society
- Gaddafi son retires from politics
- Egypt embarrassed by Sudan defeat
 from left to right : Antoni Vitorino, Pascal Lamy and Muammar al-Gaddafi in Brussels
Seif to follow father's footsteps?
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- GLOBAL: Cyclones, storms and hurricanes
- Gaza travellers hit by passport shortage
- ISRAEL-OPT: Palestinians return to school despite hardships
- Gaza Travellers Hit By Passport Shortage
- Sudan Stun Egypt 4-0 in Afcon Warm-Up
- Gaza travelers hit by passport shortage
Stormy clouds over the city of Freetown
GLOBAL: Cyclones, storms and hurricanes
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Mauritania Mali
- Mauritanian parliament opens special session
- Mauritania junta censoring media
- Security Council Condemns 6 August Overthrow of Government
- UN Security Council condemns Mauritania coup
- Security Council deplores recent government overthrow in Mau
- Timbuktu by motorbike Pt 4: into Mauritania
Local people look for goods at a market place in the city of Nouakchott, Mauritania, on Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. Envoys from the African Union and the Arab League are scheduled to visit Mauritania on Friday to meet with coup leaders who seized control three days earlier. The general who masterminded Africa's latest coup, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, has promised to hold elections and set up an 11-member "state council" to rule until
Mauritania's coup must be reversed
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- Mali Star Renews Potters Terms
- FC AK Sign Malian International
- Niger rebel says Saharan Tuaregs to set down guns
- Niger's Tuareg Fighters Disagree Over Cease-Fire Agreeme
- Niger, Mali rebels lay down arms at Libya's urging
- Tuareg rebels asked to disarm
Flooded streets in Luanda's suburbs
Flooding in West Africa puts lives at risk, says UN health agency
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Niger Tunisia
- Siasia Wants Clean Final
- Kanu Motivates Dream Team
- Ajilore Cleared to Play, Okoronkwo Recovers
- Argentina And Nigeria - Twelve Years On
- BEIJING BEAT: South America, Africa lag in medals
- BEIJING BEAT: South America, Africa lag in medals
Governor Umaru Yar'Adua, who is a leading presidential candidate, is seen after casting his vote at the venue of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) primary elections in Abuja, Nigeria, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2006. Nigeria's ruling party was voting Saturday to choose its presidential candidate for April elections, with the governor of a northern state emerging a front-runner in a dozen-strong fie
Nigeria military chiefs dismissed
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- Angola Draw in Friendly With Tunisia
- Squad Face Tunisia
- Kenya's U-19 Charges Take On Tunisia
- Angolan Squad Face Their Counterpart Tunisia
- Atlas Petroleum discovers oil with Tunisia well
- Apex strikes more Sfax oil off Tunisia
Oussama Mellouli
Tunisia's Mellouli wins men's 1500 free
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