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Weekend Mudslide Kills 3, Displaces 300 in Eastern Uganda

Monday, May 17, 2010 7:21

KAMPALA -- A mudslide over the weekend killed three people and displaced more than 300 others in the eastern Ugandan district of Mbale, a Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) official said here on Monday. Catherine Ntabadde, the public relations officer of URCS told Xinhua by telephone that the mudslide that hit ...

Kenya Issues Alert After Cholera Kills 25 Lives

Tuesday, May 12, 2009 20:17

NAIROBI (PNA/Xinhua) -- The Kenyan government has issued an alert following a cholera outbreak in various parts of the country, which has claimed 25 lives, with 551 others having been treated for the disease.

Arroyo Tours The Great Pyramid of Giza and The Sphinx

Tuesday, May 12, 2009 19:42

CAIRO, Egypt (Mabuhay) -- Egypt is synonymous to pyramids that anyone who visits here has to see the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Sphinx.

Egypt Supports Philippines Bid for OIC Observer Status Seat

Tuesday, May 12, 2009 19:41

CAIRO, EGYPT (Mabuhay) -- Egypt, one of the most influential nations in the Arab World, has expressed its full support for the Philippines’ bid for observer status in the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC).

Egypt’s Economy Slowing Down Due To The Global Financial Crisis

Monday, April 6, 2009 22:24

By Yu Zhongwen, Chen Gongzheng. CAIRO(PNA/Xinhua) -- Since the second half of last year, Egypt’s economy growth rate has witnessed setbacks due to negative impacts of the prolonged global financial crisis on the economy of the populous country in the Middle East and North Africa.

Congo Strife Brings Back Memories To Veteran Malaysian Soldiers

Sunday, November 30, 2008 7:29

KUALA LUMPUR (PNA/Bernama)-- Suffering from decades of war, the mineral-rich Congo has become one of the poorest, most war-torn places on earth.

Kenya Deports American Anti-Obama Author

Monday, October 27, 2008 19:25

NAIROBI (PNA/Xinhua) -- The American author who wrote a controversial book slamming US Democratic presidential candidate Barrack Obama was deported from Kenya.

Kenya Deports American Anti-Obama Author

Monday, October 27, 2008 7:30

NAIROBI (PNA/Xinhua) -- The American author who wrote a controversial book slamming U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barrack Obama was deported from Kenya.