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15 Prisoners, in Mozambican Jail, Die of Malnutrition
Fifteen prisoners have died of malnutrition and diarrhea-related illnesses in the northern coastal district of Angoche, 3,000 km north of the capital Maputo this month, Television Mozambique (TVM) has reported. TVM, citing the prison head Manuel Masse,...
Space Shuttle Atlantis Arrives At Launch Pad for Hubble Mission
After safely reaching its launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Atlantis now awaits liftoff for its target May 12 STS-125 mission to the Hubble Space Telescope.
Joint Task Force in Nigeria Vows to Prosecute Retired Generals for Oil Theft
The commander of security of the Joint Task Force (JTF), known as Operation Restore Hope, Major-General Sarkin Yaki Bello has said retired army generals discovered to be involved in crude oil theft would be tracked and prosecuted. Speaking at a press...
Coca-Cola Tests New Interactive Flat-Screen Beverage Vender
The Coca-Cola Company is to offer consumers a way to purchase ice-cold beverages with interactive entertainment thrown in. How People Arrived Here: coke vending machines interactive
Zimbabwe Industry Minister Says $1b Needed to Revive Economy
Zimbabwe immediately requires $1b to revive its ailing industry for the next 10 months, Economic Planning and Investment Promotion Minister Elton Mangoma said Tuesday. Mangoma said the funds would allow Zimbabwe’s firms to increase capacity utilization...
Activists in Malawi Express Concern Over Madonna’s Adoption Application
Malawi’s Human Rights Consultative Committee (HRCC), a network of 80 locally-based civil rights organizations, has expressed concern regarding the second adoption of a local child by U.S. pop star Madonna, who has submitted her application to adopt...
E.U. Releases €30 M for Forest Management in DR Congo
The European Commission has released €30 million to fund a project to support the conservation and management of forests and biodiversity in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The funding agreement was signed on Monday in Kinshasa between Congolese...
Soviet Era Mystic, Anatoly Kashpirovsky, to Make TV Comeback
A self-professed mass healer who made his name on Russia’s national television in the rocky years surrounding the Soviet collapse is promising a return to the airwaves as Russians hit by the financial slump seek refuge in the paranormal. How People...
