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mps to debate Sri Lankan conflict
BBC News
mps will debate the conflict in Sri Lanka next week as protests by British Tamils continue in central London. Commons Leader Harriet Harman announced the discussions, requested by the Lib Dems, would be held on Wednesday.
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ANC Leading in South Africa Vote
New York Times
Women waited for a polling place to open on Wednesday in Sebokeng, south of Johannesburg. Voter turnout was big throughout South Africa, and many polling places ran out of paper ballots.
Video: Inside Story – South Africa elections – 22 April 09 – Part 1 Al Jazeera
ANC nears S Africa election win Aljazeera.net
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Al Qaeda 'abused' Canadians
Toronto Star
AP FILE PHOTO Robert Fowler, seen in 2000 addressing media at the United Nations, and Louis Guay, his Foreign Affairs aide, were taken hostage in Niger last December.
A brazen kidnapping by North African terrorists Globe and Mail
Canadian diplomats freed in Mali TheChronicleHerald.ca
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Analysis: Sri Lanka's war aftermath
Aljazeera.net
Al Jazeera has spoken to analysts about the current state of the Sri Lankan conflict and its future. The separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has been pushed into a tiny coastal area in the northeast by the military, …
Video: Sri Lankan civilians 'escape' rebel stronghold – 22 Apr 09 Al Jazeera
UN voices "deep concern" about Sri Lanka Reuters
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South Africa's ANC Ahead in Early Election Results
Voice of America
By VOA News Early results from South Africa's general elections give the ruling African National Congress party a solid lead, as expected.
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South Africans Vote, Likely for Status Quo New York Times
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A brazen kidnapping by North African terrorists
Globe and Mail
The kidnappers who released Canadian diplomats Robert Fowler and Louis Guay are claiming to be members of an Algerian-born al-Qaeda sect that has a track record of kidnapping Westerners, demanding hefty ransoms, and using any payout to fund its attacks …
Canadian PM says no ransom paid for release of two diplomats in Niger Xinhua
Mali: kidnappers release 4 foreign hostages The Associated Press
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Jacob Zuma poised to be next South African president
guardian.co.uk
Voters in Alexandra township, Johannesburg, queue to vote in the presidential elections. Photograph: Kim Ludbrook/EPA Jacob Zuma is on course to be confirmed as South Africa's next president today as early election results show the African National …
Video: ANC Looks for Big Win in South African Vote The Associated Press
South African ruling party leads in elections The Associated Press
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Opposition label Budget 'fantasy'
BBC News
The chancellor said the UK economy would return to growth by the end of 2009, expanding by 1.25% next year and 3.5% by 2011. Mr Darling's forecasts have been called "preposterous" and "ludicrously optimistic" by opposition politicians.
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ANC takes early lead in South African election
Reuters
By Serena Chaudhry PRETORIA (Reuters) – South Africa's ruling ANC swept into an early commanding lead on Thursday in the fourth election since the end of apartheid in 1994, putting it on course for another five years in power.
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Early lead for ANC in S Africa vote Aljazeera.net
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Canadian hostages freed in Niger
Welland Tribune
OTTAWA – Two Canadian diplomats held hostage in Niger have been freed through a “negotiated release” brokered by African allies.
Timeline of Robert Fowler's and Louis Guay's kidnapping Canada.com
Four hostages held in Niger freed United Press International
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