IMF chief jailed in sex assault case
IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was denied bail
and sent to New York’s notorious Rikers Island jail Monday, a
crushing blow as he fights charges that he assaulted and tried to
rape a hotel maid.
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Two explosions rock Gaddafi neighbourhood
Several loud explosions have rocked the Libyan
capital of Tripoli’s Bab al-Aziziya neighborhood, where Libyan ruler
Muammar Gaddafi’s compound is located. Civilian and military sites
in Tripoli’s Tajura area were targeted, leading to civilian and
military losses, local media reported. Earlier, a NATO airstrike
targeted a radar station in the heart of a residential area in
Tripoli.
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Gates urges African leaders to make vaccines a priority
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has called on
African countries to work harder to get life-saving vaccines to
children, as their sluggishness could derail efforts to save
millions of lives and stamp out deadly diseases.
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