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East Africa faces ‘world’s worst food security crisis’
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Leftist former army officer Ollanta Humala elected president of Peru; wants to strengthen US ties
Peruvian President-elect Ollanta Humala says he wants to strengthen ties with Peru’s South American neighbours and the US – a “strategic partner”.
Pakistan: Selling children to pay off a debt
Muhammad Ahsan gave his son away to his employer, a brick-kiln owner, after failing to pay back money he had earlier borrowed, but feels embarrassed that the boy has ended up working as a domestic helper in the latter’s home in Lahore.
Brazil launches plan to end extreme poverty in three years; plan would raise incomes of 16 million people
Brazil has launched a welfare scheme to lift millions out of extreme poverty by 2014, which President Dilma Rousseff calls her government’s key priority.
Mugabe ally, supported by Zimbabwe police and courts, escalates push to control Anglican church—key part of government effort to stifle religious opposition
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Religion, like politics, is often a dangerous business in this country.
As President Robert Mugabe, 87, pushes for an election this year, the harassment of independent churches seen as hostile to his government has intensified.
Northern Sudan threatens to occupy two more disputed regions as southern Sudan prepares to succede
JUBA, Sudan — The northern Sudanese Army is threatening to seize two more areas along the combustible north-south border, risking war just weeks before southern Sudan is due to split off as a new country, Western and Sudanese officials said Sunday.
Almost 17 million acres of land in Colombia were stolen by armed groups involved in the country’s civil conflict—government plans to return land to rightful owners in ‘gigantic’ task
The Colombian government says almost 7m hectares (17m acres) of land have been stolen by armed groups involved in the country’s civil conflict over the past 25 years.
Protestors take over Peruvian city, say new silver mining operation will pollute Lake Titicaca
Thousands of angry indigenous protesters have taken over the city centre of Puno in south-eastern Peru.
Mubarak to face conspiracy charges in protest shootings
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt — Egypt’s top prosecutor said Tuesday that ousted president Hosni Mubarak will stand trial in an alleged conspiracy to kill demonstrators in February’s uprising and could face the death penalty if convicted.
