Rwanda votes, Kagame aims to consolidate growth

Rwanda votes, Kagame aims to consolidate growth


Rwanda votes, Kagame aims to consolidate growth

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 12:36 PM PDT

KIGALI (Reuters) - Rwandans voted in large numbers on Monday after a presidential election campaign that rights groups said was marred by repression and violence against critics of incumbent Paul Kagame, who is expected to win by a landslide.


Nasrallah blames Israel over Hariri

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 12:35 PM PDT

Hezbollah leader says he has proof of Israeli role in ex-Lebanon PM's murder.


Honda recalls 384,000 US vehicles

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 12:35 PM PDT

Japanese car maker Honda is recalling more than 384,000 vehicles in the US because of problems with the ignition.


Aid Groups in Afghanistan Vow to Stay

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 12:01 PM PDT

Relief organizations vowed to continue their work, even after the slaying of 10 workers last week.


Bangladesh bans school beatings

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 12:27 PM PDT

Bangladesh bans corporal punishment in all educational institutions across the country, following a high court order.


Google and Verizon Announce Net Neutrality Proposal

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 12:02 PM PDT

Google and Verizon held a conference call to discuss a joint proposal on net neutrality policy.


Weigh-in tape shows Omar Khadr's life at Guantanamo

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 12:26 PM PDT

GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - Prosecutors presented on Monday a 15-minute video of seven guards struggling to weigh a Canadian prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, trying to convince a U.S. war crimes court that the young man had not been mistreated.


Rwandan president plans victory party ahead of early election results

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 11:37 AM PDT

KIGALI, RWANDA -- Even before the polls had closed Monday, the supporters of Rwandan President Paul Kagame were celebrating.


Rwanda - Paul Kagame - Election - Kigali - Politics


Books of The Times: Nanny Runs the Show in Mona Simpson’s ‘My Hollywood’

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 12:36 PM PDT

Mona Simpson's "My Hollywood" explicates the emotional geometry of a triangular relationship between a mother, her baby and his nanny.


165 dead, hundreds missing in India flooding

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 11:08 AM PDT

The death toll from last week's flooding and subsequent landslides has risen to 165 in the Himalayan town of Leh, India, according to a senior police officer.


Nasrallah blames Israel over Hariri

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 12:06 PM PDT

Hezbollah leader says he has proof of Israeli role in ex-Lebanon PM's murder.


Police chase man killed by train

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 12:56 PM PDT

A man is killed by a train in north London moments after a police chase in the area ends, the Metropolitan force says.


'Defective' gas appliance in flat

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 12:38 PM PDT

A liquid petroleum gas appliance in a Castlerock flat where two teenagers died last week was defective, the HSENI has said.


US agents continue fugitive hunt

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 11:57 AM PDT

US federal agents capture one of two convicted murderers who escaped from a prison in Arizona, but are still searching for two other fugitives.


Students face university scramble

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 10:44 AM PDT

Competition for university places is expected to be intense this year, with fewer places likely to be on offer, a survey suggests.


Test 'smells' hidden grave sites

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 11:16 AM PDT

A technique to measure the presence of the chemical markers of decomposing flesh could outperform veteran sniffer dogs.


Ethics Report Outlines Charges Against Waters

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 11:13 AM PDT

Representative Maxine Waters violated House rules by dispensing special favors, the House committee charged.


'A Pakistan village slowly drowning'

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 10:43 AM PDT

Pakistani Marines have been working round the clock to rescue villagers trapped by the region's worst deluge in 80 years.


Charles Kennedy and wife separate

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 10:18 AM PDT

Former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy and his wife Sarah are to separate, their lawyers confirm.


Bodies of slain aid workers may get caught up in international red tape

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 09:27 AM PDT

KABUL, Afghanistan -- The bodies of six American aid workers who were ambushed and killed along with four other people in northeastern Afghanistan last week will be flown to the U.S. for autopsies, the head of the relief agency said Monday, even though the families of several of the victims have ...


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