http://justme.artiste-malgache.com Just another Artiste-malgache.com weblog Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:08:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AP) — With little fanfare, three American hostages rescued from leftist guerillas in Colombia returned safely to the United States, more than five years after their plane went down in rebel-held jungle. The men didn't wave to reporters or bend down to kiss the ground upon ... http://justme.artiste-malgache.com/2008/07/03/3-rescued-us-hostages-arrive-safely-in-texas/ SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, June 30 -- President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe presented himself before fellow African leaders Monday hours after claiming victory in a violent Zimbwean election, confronting African critics who call his 28-year rule increasingly illegitimate. This Story Zimbabwe's Mugabe Officially Sworn In Mugabe Claims Election Victory Mugabe Appears Before African Leaders ... http://justme.artiste-malgache.com/2008/06/30/mugabe-appears-before-african-leaders/ An emergency meeting of southern African leaders is seeking to address the Zimbabwe crisis, ahead of Friday's presidential election run-off. The summit involves leaders from Swaziland, Tanzania and Angola - but does not include the region's chief mediator, South Africa's Thabo Mbeki. It comes as UK-based mining giant Anglo American defended a ... http://justme.artiste-malgache.com/2008/06/25/africa-leaders-seek-zimbabwe-plan/ Zimbabwean officials have said a run-off presidential election will go ahead, despite the withdrawal of opposition candidate Morgan Tsvangirai. Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa said Mr Tsvangirai's announcement was a ruse - he had not sent a formal notice yet. Mr Tsvangirai said he would quit to curb violence by ruling party militias ... http://justme.artiste-malgache.com/2008/06/23/zimbabwean-elections-to-go-ahead/ ANC Youth League president Julius Malema refused to apologise today for his controversial "kill for Zuma" remark, and accused the media of distorting his words. Motlanthe slams youth league firebrand Malema ‘has 14 days to retract remark’ AUDIO: Is Malema inciting violence? "We never meant literally that people ... http://justme.artiste-malgache.com/2008/06/19/julius-malema-refuses-to-say-sorry/ Some early overnight reaction to the belated endorsement of Barack Obama by Al Gore. And it might disappoint the former vice president and loser in the 2000 White House race. Exactly what Gore was waiting for in the past two weeks since Obama sewed up his party's nomination is unclear. Maybe ... http://justme.artiste-malgache.com/2008/06/17/early-reaction-to-al-gores-obama-endorsement-yawn/ Million Man March wasn’t huge in numbers, but the passion was About ten thousand people, not the envisaged one million, converged on the lawns of the Union Buildings for the Million Man March to protest against crime yesterday, but, in the words of the convener Desmond Dube, the point was made ... http://justme.artiste-malgache.com/2008/06/11/united-south-africans-say-%e2%80%98enough-is-enough%e2%80%99/ Kola Animasun Lagos BARACK Obama. Nobody now asks who he is. He has broken the barrier of our consciousness and now resides there. He was not altogether unknown. He has been known in the confines of the United States as senator; damned good lawyer and a well-educated citizen. GA_googleFillSlot("AllAfrica_Story_Inset"); ... http://justme.artiste-malgache.com/2008/06/09/nigeria-barack-obama/ Since it's pretty clear this morning that Illinois Sen. Barack Obama is not going to withdraw from the race for the Democratic presidential nomination in the face of Sen. Hillary Clinton's admirably annoying tenacity, it falls to the New York senator to adjust to a harsh political reality that was ... http://justme.artiste-malgache.com/2008/06/05/inside-hillary-clintons-decision-to-quit-the-5-hidden-emotional-stages/ June 03, 2008, 06:00 By Nathan King About 60 heads of state and government are set to meet in Rome today in a bid to tackle the world food crisis. The meeting will push for a boost in food production especially in the developing world, call for the reduction of subsidies and ... http://justme.artiste-malgache.com/2008/06/03/world-leaders-meet-on-global-food-crisis/