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Kinshasa, 1 July– President Joseph Kabila named on Monday his transitional government that is designed to lead the Democratic Republic of Congo out of nearly five years of war to democratic elections in 2005. The […]

London, 1 July– Students in Finland are among the world’s best in terms of reading literacy, while students in Japan, Hong Kong-China and Korea lead in mathematics and science, according to a newly published survey […]

Washington, 25 June– In a news conference after the U.S.-European Union Summit June 25 in Washington, President Bush and EU leaders presented a series of new agreements to further cooperation on terrorism, proliferation of weapons […]

MONROVIA, 24 June– Intense fighting between government and rebels forces neared the western outskirts of the Liberian capital Monrovia on Tuesday, sending thousands of displaced people who had just returned to their homes in the […]

Accra, 24 June– Liberian rebels said on Tuesday they would suspend their active participation in peace talks with representatives of President Charles Taylor because of repeated government attacks on their positions in contravention of a […]

Washington, 23 June– President Bush June 23 urged governments to ”end their opposition” to biotechnology in order advance the global fight against hunger. Addressing the Biotechnology Industrial Organization’s (BIO) Annual Convention in Washington, Bush said […]

Johannesburg, 23 June– South African troops may soon be assisting the French-led European Union mission protecting civilians in the strife-torn town of Bunia, in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Defence ministry spokesman Sam Mkhwanazi […]

Washington, 20 June– President Bush welcomed Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to the White House on June 20, where the two leaders discussed a wide range of bilateral issues and shared interests. Bush […]