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• South Africa will sell ivory to Japan, China
CAPE TOWN, South Africa - The South African government said Thursday that it will press ahead with plans to sell just over 51 tons of ivory to China and Japan under a special exemption to the international ban on the trade. The Convention on ...
• Asteroid reportedly streaks over Africa
Click through the highlights from September’s outer-space imagery, including glittering galaxies as well as Earth’s hurricanes viewed from on high. The space rock , designated asteroid 2008 TC3, was thought to be 3 to 15 feet (1 to 5 meters) in ...
• Ex-Finnish president wins Nobel Peace Prize
OSLO, Norway - Finland's ex-president Martti Ahtisaari won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his efforts to build a lasting peace from Africa and Asia to Europe and the Middle East. The Norwegian Nobel Committee said it honored Ahtisaari for ...
• Oprah sued for defamation by ex-school head
PHILADELPHIA - The ex-headmistress of Oprah Winfrey’s school for girls in South Africa sued the TV talk show host for defamation, claiming Winfrey falsely suggested she tried to cover up abuse at the school. In widely reported remarks last year ...
• Dozens of migrants missing, feared drowned
Such tragic incidents are common in the area, as migrants from the Horn of Africa — particularly from Somalia, where ongoing violence has killed thousands of civilians — regularly face abuse at the hands of smugglers. "This is one of the most ...