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Seattle Times, 24.04.13 00:00 UTC

NY judge sentences US terrorism defendant to life

A former personal secretary to Osama bin Laden got a strong rebuke from a judge Tuesday as he was sentenced to life in prison for a second time after claiming the Sept. 11 attacks and Superstorm Sandy were "God's punishment" for injustice against himself and others by the United States.

secretary to Osama bin Laden  District Judge   Africa  al-Qaeda  Wadih El-Hage  Lewis A. Kaplan  +4 more

Seattle Times, 23.04.13 17:08 UTC

Complex history between Iran and al-Qaida

Canadian authorities claim al-Qaida operatives in Iran directed a failed plot to attack a passenger train. Iran denies it has any links to the two suspects. What falls in between is Iran's complicated history with the terror group that has included outright hostility, alliances of convenience and even overtures by Tehran to assist Washington after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

Pakistan  Iraq  Iran  car bombs  Washington  Tehran  +15 more

Seattle Times, 23.04.13 10:45 UTC

Car bomb targets French embassy in Libya

A car bomb targeted the French embassy in the Libyan capital early Tuesday, wounding two French guards and a Libyan teenager in an attack that President Francois Hollande denounced as an assault not only against France but all countries engaged in the fight against terrorism.

French embassy  Laurent Fabius  Francois Hollande  Saqr al-Qarifi  Moammar Gadhafi  Libya  +9 more

CNN World News, 23.04.13 09:35 UTC

Cherie Blair: I want to see full equality

Leading Women connects you to extraordinary women of our time -- remarkable professionals who have made it to the top in all areas of business, the arts, sport, culture, science and more. London, ...

Africa  Cherie Blair Foundation for Women  Cherie Blair  queen   London  Middle East  +7 more

Seattle Times, 22.04.13 15:45 UTC

Rhino conservationist dies in South Africa

A game reserve in Kenya plans to hold a memorial service next month for Anna Merz, a conservationist who sought to protect the rhinoceros from systematic poaching that has severely depleted its numbers in Africa.

Mount Kenya  head   conservationist   Kenya  South Africa  Africa  +8 more

Daily Mail, 22.04.13 13:24 UTC

Was sleeping around the secret to our success? Researchers claim interbreeding was key to Homo sapiens becoming 'last human species standing'

PUBLISHED: 12:25 GMT, 22 April 2013 | UPDATED: 12:48 GMT, 22 April 2013 A leading evolutionary researcher has claimed that sleeping around may have been the secret to the success of modern humans. ...

Arizona  Scientific American  leading evolutionary researcher  professor   Africa  Albert Perry  +4 more

NPR, 22.04.13 07:42 UTC

How Coffee Brings The World Together

Coffee is more than a drink. For many of us — OK, for me — it's woven into the fabric of every day. It also connects us to far corners of the globe. For instance, every Friday, a truck ...

Southwestern Ethiopia  El Salvador  Ethiopia  Vietnam  Guatemala  Burundi  +16 more

Wired, 22.04.13 04:10 UTC

Q&A: Bill Gates on Flying Cars, the Malaria Epidemic, and Article-Writing Robots

Illustration: Riccardo Vecchio Wired: Peter Thiel, expressing his dissatisfaction with technology’s progress, recently noted, “We wanted flying cars, instead we got 140 characters.” Do you ...

Africa  Melinda Gates Foundation  Mark Zuckerberg  Peter Thiel  Bill Gates  United States  +2 more

Telegraph, 21.04.13 16:27 UTC

Kate Humble: I lived in a squat and took drugs

Kate Humble, the television presenter, has disclosed that she lived in a squat and took "illegal drugs" when she was 19.

Africa  Kate Humble  Wales  Wye valley  British Broadcasting Corporation  London 

Daily Mail, 21.04.13 01:26 UTC

Britain's secret role in America's drone war: Government approves UK defence company to supply technology to the U.S.

PUBLISHED: 21:06 GMT, 20 April 2013 | UPDATED: 21:06 GMT, 20 April 2013 The Mail on Sunday can reveal that the Government has approved a series of controversial export licences for the firm, showing ...

Afghanistan  United Kingdom  supply technology  Cobham Plc  GE Intelligent Platforms GmbH & Co. KG  America  +5 more
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Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area. With a billion people (as of 2009, see table) in 61 territories, it accounts for about 14.8% of the World's human population. The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Se...
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