Angolan authorities say security forces have arrested two individuals allegedly involved in the deadly attack on Togo's national football team on the eve of the Africa Cup of Nations. Despite the Togolese team's subsequent withdrawal, the tournament...
Independence Isn't independence fun, Jack? Tessa asked her dog, as they strolled alongside the highway. Jack, a loyal German shepherd, wagged his tail in agreement. Tessa grinned at the rising sun. In the distance, a lonely man was hoisting cargoes w...
One of the interesting diversions related to the nomination of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as the Republican vice-presidential candidate is the revelation that she had been sympathetic to, and possibly even involved in, a secessionist, or independen...
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 18 February 2008 Celebrations are being held in Kosovo after the parliament declared independence from Serbia. But Serbia and Russia reacted immediately to what they consider an illegal act backed by the international comm...
New Delhi 21 August 2007 A man dressed as a Santa Claus distributes food to poor people, in Gauhati, India (File) India this month celebrates 60 years of independence, and many have paid tribute to a growing economy that has begun to make a mark arou...
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 14 August 2007 Pakistani girls wave national flags at a flag hoisting ceremony in Islamabad, 14 Aug 2007 Pakistan is celebrating its 60-year anniversary Tuesday. People have taken to the streets throughout the country to co...
By Phuong Tran Dakar 04 April 2007 Throughout Francophone West Africa, analysts say France's influence has been changing. In Senegal, the country observed its 47th year of independence from France. With an octogenarian president entering his last ter...
By Efam Dovi Accra 05 March 2007 Thousands of tourists, as well as heads of state and dignitaries from around the world are arriving in Ghana, to celebrate the West African nation's 50th anniversary of political independence from British rule. As th...
By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 19 May 2006 East Timor's Prime Minister, Mari Alkatiri, left, and Foreign Minister Jose Ramos-Horta, during a visit to Sydney, Australia, Jan. 2006 On the eve of its fourth in...
By Barry Wood Washington 21 January 2006 Ibrahim Rugova Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova, the father of the province's movement to gain independence from Serbia, died of lung cancer on Saturday. He was...