You Are Here: Home » Archive for February, 2012
Mozambique Accused of Human Rights Violations
The U.S. State Department has unveiled a stinging report outlying a series of serious human rights violations in Mozambique. The 2008 annual human rights report, released late on Friday and availed to APA on Saturday, whose sources include government...
‘Circus’ By Britney Spears Is the #1 Most Played Song in the U.S.
Despite her history of personal problems Britney Spears has continued to dominate the charts, her latest single “Circus” is the No. 1 song on the Top 40 radio charts and her fifth No. 1 song overall. Currently she holds three songs in the...
Coca-Cola And USAID to Supply Clean Water to Cholera-hit Central Mozambique
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has teamed up with the multinational Coca Cola Company to supply water to Mozambique’s cholera hit central Manica province which boarders Zimbabwe. USAID said in a press statement released here Saturday...
Southwest Airlines has Announced a Tentative Agreement with the Transport Workers Union Local 555
Southwest Airlines has announced that the Company has reached a tentative agreement with Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 555, representing Ramp, Operations, Provisioning, and Freight Agents. The tentative agreement is for a new, three-year contract...
Zimbabwe Civil Societies Form Group to Monitor Unity Government
Zimbabwe’s civil society groups have formed an organization to monitor the implementation of the power-sharing agreement between the country’s political leaders which formed the basis for the new unity government, APA learned Saturday. The Zimbabwe...
21st Pan-African Film And Television Festival of Ouagaoufdou to Pay Homage to African Filmmaker Ousmane Sembene
The 21st Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagaoufdou (Fespaco) opening on Saturday evening will be marked by a vibrant homage to the oldest African filmmaker, Senegal’s Ousmane Sembene who died on 9 June 2007 in Dakar, at the age of 84.
After Nearly 13 Years As a Fugitive International Criminal Pleads Guilty to $138 Million Fuel Tax Scheme
After nearly 13 years as a fugitive, a former New Jersey resident has been returned to the United States, and pleaded guilty to conspiring to committing one of the nation’s largest known motor fuel excise tax schemes,. Aaron Misulovin a/k/a Albert Friedman,...
Muslim Clerics in Tajikistan Told To Smarten Up Their Appearance
Mullahs and imams in Tajikistan have been asked by the country’s president to dress “appropriately” — to wear a suit and tie when necessary, and trim and wash their beards. Speaking at a conference in Dushanbe on February 26 attended...
