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Spanish aid worker, Roque Pascual , left, Spanish Secretary of State Soraya Rodrigues, 2nd left, Spanish aid worker, Albert Vilalta, 2nd right, and the Spanish Ambassador Cristina Diaz Fernandez-Gil talk after leaving a helicopter in the grounds of the presidential palace in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso after their release Monday, Aug. 23, 2010. The two Spanish aid workers kidnapped almost nine months ago by an al-Qaida affiliate were freed Monday in Mali after a multi-million-dollar ransom was reportedly paid _ a sign of the terrorist group's growing sophistication in bankrolling operations through kidnappings, experts said Monday. Aid workers Roque Pascual and Albert Vilalta were abducted last November when their convoy of 4-by-4s was attacked by gunmen on a stretch of road in Mauritania.
Africa   Al Qaida   Photos   Spain   Wikipedia: Maghreb		  The Independent 
Aid worker hostages released by al-Qa'ida after nine months in Sahara
Tue 24 Aug 2010
Two Spanish aid workers held by al-Qa'ida's North African wing were freed yesterday, ending a kidnapping in the Sahara Desert lasting nearly nine months. Al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) said... (photo: AP / Brahima Ouedraogo)
Albert Vilalta, right, and Roque Pascual gesture after arriving at the airport in Prat Llobregat, Spain, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010.
Africa   Al Qaida   Photos   Spain   Wikipedia: Maghreb		  The Jordan Times 
Spanish aid workers freed by Al Qaeda in Mali
Mon 23 Aug 2010
- Two Spanish aid workers held hostage for the past nine months by Al Qaeda's North African branch have been freed in Mali, the Spanish government announced Monday. "Albert Vilalta and Roque Pasqual... (photo: AP / Manu Fernandez)
Mauritania plants trees to hold back desert  Independent online (SA)  Mon 23 Aug 2010
 Mauritania plants trees to hold back desert
Mauritania has launched a tree-planting programme aimed at protecting its capital from the advancing desert and coastal erosion, a project that could eventually extend thousands of kilometres across... (photo: WN / marzena)
Desert   Erosion   Mauritania   Photos   Trees
A man holds a poster showing Osama bin Laden, prime suspect behind the terror attacks in the U.S., next to one of the exploding Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, during a rally in the center of Peshawar, Pakistan, Monday, Oct. 15, 2001.  Al Jazeera  Thu 5 Aug 2010
Pakistani al-Qaeda 'main US threat'
The core leadership of al-Qaeda in Pakistan was the primary threat to US homeland security last year, according to a US State Department report. The annual Country Reports on Terrorism, released... (photo: AP / Peter Dejong)
Al Qaida   Pakistan   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Al Qaida safe houses, Karachi
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Ivory Coast's Salomon Kalou, right, is challenged by Ghana's Michael Essien during their African Cup of Nations Group B soccer match in Cabinda, Angola, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010. CNN Fri 3 Sep 2010
Essien puts international career with Ghana on hold
PRINT EMAIL ARTICLEURL FACEBOOK DIGG TWITTER RSS SHARE JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -- Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien has stood down from international football for the... (photo: AP / Darko Bandic)
Essien   Ghana   Johannesburg   Photos   Wikipedia: Michael Essien
Rice - Commodity Peace FM Online Fri 3 Sep 2010
Rice Importers Threaten To Exit
Rice importers of the Food & Beverages Association of Ghana (FABAG) have threatened to relocate to neighbouring Cote d'Ivoire if government does not take steps to check... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Business   Food   Ghana   Photos   Wikipedia: Rice
DeltaL All Africa Fri 3 Sep 2010
Delta Airlines- First U.S. Direct Flight in 20 Years
Notwithstanding the current infrastructurally cramped conditions of Roberts International Airport (RIA), Liberia in the days of old was the epic center of international... (photo: Creative Commons / Boeing 727)
Airlines   Airport   Delta   Photos   wikipedia:Delta Airlines
Ghana's Andre Ayew Peace FM Online Fri 3 Sep 2010
I am Not Having An Affair With Dede Ayew - Eazzy
Eazzy, Ghana's hottest hip-hop and R&B artiste, is very well known for two hit songs-'Wengeze' and 'Bo Wonsem Ma Me. Surprisingly, she says she does not have a boyfriend... (photo: AP / Nasser Nasser)
Ayew   Dating   Ghana   Photos   Songs
Rice Peace FM Online Fri 3 Sep 2010
We Will Relocate To Abidjan If... - Rice Importers Threaten
Ghana is said to be losing an estimated $40 million annually as a result of rice smuggled into the country. Estimates compiled by the Food and Beverages Association of... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Business   Ghana   Importers   Photos   Wikipedia: Rice
The glories of Europe's high-speed rails Peace FM Online Thu 2 Sep 2010
Europe Blacklists Two Ghanaian Airlines
The European Union added two cargo carriers from Ghana to Europe's list of unsafe airlines, prohibiting Meridian Airways from flying in the bloc and restricting... (photo: WN / Denise Yong)
Airlines   Cargo   Ghana   Photos   Wikipedia: Europe


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The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil being greeted by the invitees for Iftar Reception on the occasion of Id-ul-Fitr hosted by her, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on September 03, 2010. President hosts Iftar at Rashtrapati Bhavan; PM, Sonia Gandhi attend DNA India
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