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Article: Animal sex bad, factory farming okay

Pornography involving animals is now illegal in the Netherlands, just as it is in 80 other countries. The new law caused quite a stir in this country. Was it a patronising gesture by self-appointed moral guardians or a genuine attempt to pr...

Article: Stars remake "We are the World" for Haiti

Producers were putting the final touches Tuesday to a remake of "We Are The World" with stars such as Barbra Streisand, Wyclef Jean and Celine Dion lending their support for Haiti's quake victims.   It was 25 years ago that M...

Article: Zimbabwe court allows Bennett email evidence

Zimbabwe's High Court on Wednesday admitted a disputed email as evidence implicating opposition politician Roy Bennett in a plot to overthrow President Robert Mugabe.     Bennett, a white farmer and a senior official in Prim...

Article: Niger Delta: “An idle mind is the devil’s workshop”

A campaign by a a Nigerian based in the Netherlands to bring hope to the Niger Delta is being put to the test. Just a few weeks before his peace conference is due to open in The Hague , rebels in Nigeria’s oil rich region have brok...

Article: Kenya: Anti-abortion camp prevails

A phrase in Kenya's draft constitution has caused anger among the pro-abortion campaigners and doctors. According to those groups the proposed law seems to bring an end to women's choice wheter or not to carry a pregnancy.     Chr...

Article: Court ordered to rule again on Bashir genocide charge

Appeal judges at the International Criminal Court in The Hague have argued that there might be enough evidence to charge Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir with genocide. They asked the pre-trial chamber to review its earlier decision...

Article: Army admits drug problem in Guinea Bissau

A senior military official in Guinea Bissau has admitted his country is being used as a base for international drug trafficking.   Navy Captain Induta was speaking at the end of a military operation launched by a particular battalion...

Article: Death threats on Kenya post-poll violence witnesses

Witnesses of the post-election violence that broke out in Kenya two years ago have been receiving death threats, as the International Criminal Court continues its push to prosecute the perpetrators.     "If you don't shut up,...

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Article: Obama warns Sudan may face more pressure on Darfur

President Barack Obama urged Sudan on Monday to cooperate in efforts to stabilize the country or Washington will conclude that engagement is not working and seek "additional pressure" on Khartoum.   Obama, said the United Sta...

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