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Lome, 2 June— Hours after polling closed in Togo presidential elections on Sunday, all the four opposition parties and one independent candidate, said the polls were marred by widespread fraud and irregularities in favour of […]

On a plane en route to Egypt, 2 June– Secretary of State Colin Powell says President Bush is traveling to Egypt and Jordan for meetings with Arab and Israeli leaders to show his commitment to […]

Evian, France, 2 June— The leaders of the G-8 countries (France, Italy, Germany, Canada, U.S., U.K., Japan and Russia), meeting in Evian, France, June 2 issued an action plan to combat famine in Africa. The […]

Evian, France, 2 June— The G-8 leaders meeting at their summit in Evian, France, released June 1 a report on progress being made in the Africa Action Plan adopted at their 2002 summit in Kananaskis, […]

Washington, 2 June— The development and maintenance of the institutions of democratic governance are the foundations of political change in Africa, according to Dr. Marina S. Ottaway, author, global policy strategist and senior associate with […]

Washington, 2 June— During a recent five-day trip to the United States, President of the Republic of Madagascar Marc Ravalomanana said he was working hard to improve his country’s economy along free market lines and […]

New York, 2 June— The Government of Japan this week donated $10.2 million to UNICEF to support the reopening of schools across the country, bringing its total contributions to UNICEF’s emergency relief efforts in Iraq […]

BRUSSELS/PARIS/NAIROBI, 2 June — From the cat-walk to the consumer the world’s leading fashion designers and retail giants could play a major role in saving the planet. Whether it is the high-end labels of Prada […]