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/ 17 February 2007
A judge and six lawyers were among 15 people killed in a suspected suicide bomb attack on a courtroom in the south-western Pakistani city of Quetta on Saturday. Police found a head amongst the carnage, raising suspicions that the blast could be have caused by a suicide bomber.
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/ 17 February 2007
Voters in Lesotho, one of Africa’s poorest and most Aids-ridden countries, started voting on Saturday with the ruling party trying to fend off a fierce challenge from one of its old leading lights. The streets of the capital Maseru were empty apart from the polling stations where voters queued up to cast their ballots.
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/ 17 February 2007
Phil Mickelson spectacularly eagled the par-five 17th on his way to a share of the lead with Ireland’s Padraig Harrington in the Nissan Open second round on Friday.
Masters champion Mickelson rolled in a 15-foot putt to join Harrington at the top of the leader board before completing a six-under-par 65 on a sun-baked day at Riviera Country Club.
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/ 17 February 2007
Wing Cameron Shepherd scored 25 points to inspire the Western Force to a 30-27 Super 14 victory over the Bulls in Pretoria on Friday. Shepherd scored two tries, three conversions and three penalties and prop Gareth Hardy ran in the Perth-based team’s third try at Loftus Versfeld.
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/ 17 February 2007
Under the blazing desert sun, the charred remains of the village of Bandala in eastern Chad lie scattered. Once home to hundreds of people, Bandala is now nothing more than scorched earth and broken pots, littered unceremoniously across the sand.
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/ 17 February 2007
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has accused Britain of refusing dialogue with its former colony, and said he expects ties to improve after Tony Blair steps down in 2007. ”The Blair government is a queer government, and Blair behaves like a headmaster, old fashioned, who dictates that things must be done his way,” said Mugabe.
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/ 17 February 2007
Two British tourists were killed after being knocked down by a speeding car at an intersection near Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront, South African Broadcasting Corporation news reported on Saturday. Officials said the driver had apparently been speeding in the 60kph zone.
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/ 17 February 2007
South Africa’s Western Stormers recorded their first win of the Super 14 when they downed the Waikato Chiefs 21-16 in Cape Town on Friday. The home side, who led 14-13 at the break, outscored their opponents two tries to one. While it was a scrappy encounter, the Stormers were much-improved from their first two outings.
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/ 17 February 2007
For some it is a sign that the conservatives are preparing to move into opposition. For others, it represents the right’s attempt to reclaim satire from the cosy clasp of the liberal elite. This weekend Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News Channel, home of all that is ”fair and balanced”, launches the Half Hour News Hour.
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/ 17 February 2007
A development which includes both upmarket and social housing is to be built in Fairland in north-western Johannesburg. The project involves 187 new homes on 9,3 hectares of council-owned land. ”This is a ground-breaking development,” said project manager for the City of Johannesburg Property Company, Alan Dinnie.