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Seven people were killed and 19 wounded when a car bomb exploded outside the Baghdad offices of an Arabic television station on Saturday, gouging a hole in the front of the building and sending thick plumes of black smoke into the air. The Al-Arabiya satellite channel had received threats in recent weeks warning it of an attack.
Zarqawi threatens Iraqi election staff
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With the gaze of the international community fixed on next week’s presidential election in the United States, little attention has been paid to the fact that Botswana is also scheduled to go to the polls this weekend. The fact that the ruling Botswana Democratic Party is widely expected to win has contributed to the low-key coverage.
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United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan on Friday condemned riots in Liberia’s capital that left at least five people dead, and urged Liberian and West African leaders to support UN efforts to restore calm. Monrovia was under a curfew as the violence came two days before the end of a UN disarmament effort.
Violence erupts in Liberian capital
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An Australian deep-water diver has discovered the 10-year-old remains of a fellow diver while setting a new world record, South African Broadcasting Corporation news reported on Friday. The skeletal remains of Deon Dreyer, who died in 1994 inside Boesmansgat in the Northern Cape, were found at a depth of 271m.
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United States President George Bush’s election campaign received support from an unusual quarter last week when Hasan Rowhani, head of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council, said that four more years of George W would be good for Iran. Such views are probably not what most people would expect to hear.
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Despite two acknowledgement of debt letters, there was no indication that the R1,2-million that fraud and corruption accused Schabir Shaik gave Deputy President Jacob Zuma was as loans, the Durban High Court heard on Friday. It was not evident from the accounting records of Shaik’s Nkobi Holdings that there was an amount owing by Zuma.
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Oil prices bounced higher on Friday following two days of sharp declines that came on the heels of rising inventories of crude in the United States and a move by China to cool its economy. Prices rose ahead of the weekend as traders sought to protect themselves in the event of a supply disruption before Monday.
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The grandson of a Namibian diplomat based in Pretoria was arrested on Friday, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. He was first arrested by police last week after an alleged attack on a former National Prosecuting Authority prosecutor in her townhouse in Pretoria, but was released from custody as he had diplomatic immunity.
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One of South Africa’s most prolific mass murderers was released on parole on Friday after serving 12 years in jail for a shooting spree that made him an apartheid folk hero. Louis van Schoor is believed to have shot 101 black people, killing 39 of them, including children, while working as a security guard in East London.