World news - Africa - Madagascar
'Combat Barbie' gives Miss England swimsuit round marching orders
Soldier Katrina Hodge, who represented England at the Miss World event in South Africa in 2009, has given marching orders to the swimsuit round of the beauty contest. Big News Network Saturday, March 13, 2010
Tropical Storm Kills At Least 14 In Madagascar
At least 14 people have been killed in a tropical storm that hit Madagascar's eastern coast on Wednesday, officials said on Friday.Madagascar's National Office for Disaster Preparedness said a total o... Big News Network Saturday, March 13, 2010
Fossil Hunting In South Africa
I'm kneeling in a hole carved out of brick-red rock, my face a few inches from the floor. The sun is hot on my back and the sweat keeps running into my eyes. In front of me are the delicate, creamy-wh... Big News Network Friday, March 12, 2010
Cracks Are Showing In South Africa's Tripartite Alliance
DEEP divisions between South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) and its trade union and Communist allies are threatening a decades-old alliance as rival factions battle for power and infl... Big News Network Friday, March 12, 2010
Cleric Defends Mandela From Winnie Attack
Nairobi — A visiting South African archbishop on Friday defended the leadership record of former President Nelson Mandela against accusations of betrayal by his estranged wife Winnie Mandela. T... Big News Network Friday, March 12, 2010
South Africa Police Use Rubber Bullets On Zimbabweans In Johannesburg
Scores of Zimbabweans were injured on Thursday, some seriously, when South African police indiscriminately opened fire with rubber bullets on travelers boarding buses to return to Zimbabwe at Johannes... Big News Network Friday, March 12, 2010
Fewer Meningitis Cases But More Deadly
This year there are less than half the reported meningitis infections than in the same period in 2009, but more patients are dying - 13 percent in 2010 versus 8 percent in 2009 - according to the Worl... Big News Network Friday, March 12, 2010
News Day: Up until 1300
Thousands of schoolchildren across the UK are reporting the news for BBC School Report News Day. BBC Thursday, March 11, 2010
News Day as it happens
Thousands of schoolchildren across the UK are reporting the news for BBC School Report News Day. BBC Thursday, March 11, 2010
Ancient eggshell yields its DNA
The eggshells of long-dead and extinct species are a particularly good source to find preserved DNA, researchers say. BBC Wednesday, March 10, 2010
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