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Congolese women graduate from inaugural rape survival class
Published January 28, 2012 | 
(CNN) — An inaugural group of Congolese women are graduating Saturday from a gender violence survivors program in the nation’s east, where armed rebels roam the hills and rape raping residents.
Eastern Congo residents — including men and boys —
Syrian endures another day of unrest
Published January 28, 2012 | (CNN) — Violence engulfed Syria a day after bloody unrest swept the country, opposition activists said on Saturday.
The Local Coordination Committees of Syria said a child was killed, security forces shot and shelled targets, and an oil pipeline exploded
Boko Haram behind Nigeria attack, police say
Published January 28, 2012 |
Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) — An attack on a Nigerian police station was carried out by Boko Haram militants, police told CNN Saturday.
Friday’s attack, which police repelled but suffered one casualty, is the latest in a wave of violence by
Afghan leader Karzai meets Cameron in UK
Published January 28, 2012 | London (CNN) — Afghanistan‘s President Hamid Karzai is in the United Kingdom Saturday for talks with Prime Minister David Cameron.
The pair are expected to discuss future British involvement in Afghanistan, as they meet at Cameron’s official country
Mortgages Originated In 2010 And 2011 See Record Low Default Rates
Published January 28, 2012 | Calculated Risk
Mortgage
Monitor report released by Lender Processing Services shows mortgage originations continued their decline from 2011’s September peak, down 10.1 percent from the month before. At the same time, those loans originated over the last two years have
Protest hold over gratification changes
Published January 28, 2012 | 28 Jan 2012 Last updated during 07:20 ET
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Adam Lotun, Disabled People Against Cuts: “All a assessments are non-professional for purpose”
Activists and inability debate groups are entertainment a proof in
It’s Down To Apple Vs. Samsung In The Smartphone Wars
Published January 28, 2012 |
HTC, Motorola (NYSE: MMI), LG and Nokia (NYSE: NOK) might as well curtail their efforts in the smartphone arena. The industry has only two companies left with the ongoing opportunity for extremely large
Germany seeks EU control over Greek finances
Published January 28, 2012 | 
Greece has struggled to meet the fiscal targets set out by its international lenders [Reuters]
Germany wants Greece to relinquish control over its budget policy to European institutions as part of discussions over a second rescue package, Al Jazeera has
Pakistan disparage contemptible England
Published January 28, 2012 |
Eoin Morgan being bowled by Abdur Rehman was partial of England‘s collapse
England crumbled to a 72-run better in a second Test opposite Pakistan in Abu Dhabi to remove a three-match series.
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Visiting Ethiopia’s khat boomtown
Published January 28, 2012 | 28 January 2012 Last updated at 07:02 ET
The global trade in khat is worth hundreds of millions of dollars a year and in one Ethiopian town daily life centres almost entirely around the
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