Former Finnish president wins Nobel Peace Prize
Finland's ex-president Martti Ahtisaari received the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his efforts to build a lasting peace from Africa and Asia to Europe and the Middle East.
Nations:Finland Namibia Sweden Tanzania South Africa People:Martti Ahtisaari Al Gore Source:(AP)
2008-10-10
China toxic milk sickens 53,000 as scare spreads
BEIJING (AFP) - China's tainted milk scandal spiralled into uncharted territory Monday with the government announcing that up to 53,000 children had been sickened and its top product-quality inspector sacked.
Nations:Tanzania Japan Malaysia Activities:2008 China Milk Scandal Source:(AFP)
2008-09-22
13,000 children hospitalised in China milk scare
BEIJING (AFP) - China said nearly 13,000 children were in hospital Sunday after drinking toxic milk powder in a dramatic escalation of Beijing's latest safety scandal.
Nations:Tanzania Philippines New Zealand Malaysia People:Wen Jiabao Activities:2008 China Milk Scandal Source:(AFP)
2008-09-21
Alleged head of al-Qaida in Somalia said killed in airstrike
The U.S. military said Thursday it launched an attack against an al-Qaida target in Somalia, and an Islamic insurgent group said the head of the terror network in the African country was killed in an overnight American airstrike.
Nations:Somalia Tanzania
2008-05-01
Firearms found in Tibetan temple
Chinese forces found firearms hidden throughout a Tibetan temple in an ethnic Tibetan area of southwestern China which has been the scene of anti-Chinese riots in recent weeks, state television said.
Nations:China Tanzania People:Dalai Lama Pervez Musharraf Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Torch 2008 Tibet Riot
2008-04-14
Superpower divide over Kosovo widens
The U.S. and the European Union's biggest powers quickly recognized Kosovo as an independent nation Monday, widening a split with Russia, China and some EU members strongly opposed to letting the territory break away from Serbia.
Nations:Russia Romania U.K. France Germany Spain People:Ban Ki-moon Vladimir Putin Activities:Kosovo Independence
2008-02-18
Kenyan official calls for vote probe
Riot police fired tear gas and water cannons Thursday to beat back crowds heading for a banned rally to protest Kenya's disputed presidential election, and the attorney general called for an independent body to verify the vote tally.
Nations:Uganda Kenya Somalia Tanzania Activities:2008 Kenyan Election Crisis
2008-01-03
Pressure mounts with 300 killed in Kenya
International pressure mounted on Kenya's leaders Wednesday to end postelection violence that has killed more than 300 people, including dozens burned alive as they sought refuge in a church.
Nations:Kenya Uganda Tanzania People:Condoleezza Rice Activities:2008 Kenyan Election Crisis
2008-01-02
Adventurer Steve Fossett's plane missing
Millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett, who has cheated death time and again in his successful pursuit of aviation records, was missing Tuesday after taking off in a single-engine plane the day before to scout locations for a land-speed record, officials said.
Nations:Tanzania Argentina Switzerland People:Steve Fossett
2007-09-04
Sudan expels Western diplomats
Sudan has expelled European and Canadian diplomats for "interfering in its affairs," a move that could further strain relations with the West over war-torn Darfur.
Nations:Tanzania Sweden People:Ban Ki-moon Activities:Darfur Genocide Crisis
2007-08-24
U.S. charges suspected bin Laden driver
The United States filed charges of conspiracy and providing support for terrorism Thursday against a Guantanamo detainee accused of working as a driver and bodyguard for Osama bin Laden.
Nations:Tanzania Activities:U.S. War on Terror
2007-05-10
French knew in 2001 al Qaeda was planning hijack
French secret services produced nine reports between September 2000 and August 2001 looking at the al Qaeda threat to the United States, and knew it planned to hijack an aircraft, the French daily Le Monde said on Monday.
Nations:France Afghanistan Tanzania Saudi Arabia People:Osama bin Laden Activities:Sept 11 Terror Attack
2007-04-16
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