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August 4, 2010 10:51 AM

Referendum on new constitution in Kenya today

In Kenya, a referendum on a new constitution is taking place on Wednesday. The document is intended to prevent the kind of violence that followed general election in 2007 when more than a thousand people were killed in dispute over the result. Those in favour of the new constitution argue that for t...

August 4, 2010 10:51 AM

Referendum on new constitution in Kenya today

In Kenya, a referendum on a new constitution is taking place on Wednesday. The document is intended to prevent the kind of violence that followed general election in 2007 when more than a thousand people were killed in dispute over the result. Those in favour of the new constitution argue that for t...

August 4, 2010 10:51 AM

41st Pacific Islands Forum leaders meet opens in Vanuatu capital

The 41st Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting opened in the Vanuatu capital of Port Vila on Wednesday. A theme of economic development and addressing the needs of the Pacific islands' most vulnerable have been set by the host nation. Trade, aid, climate change, fisheries management, security a...

August 4, 2010 10:51 AM

41st Pacific Islands Forum leaders meet opens in Vanuatu capital

The 41st Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting opened in the Vanuatu capital of Port Vila on Wednesday. A theme of economic development and addressing the needs of the Pacific islands' most vulnerable have been set by the host nation. Trade, aid, climate change, fisheries management, security a...

August 4, 2010 10:10 AM

New Zealand soldier killed in Afghanistan ambush

A New Zealand soldier has been killed in an ambush in Afghanistan, the country's first combat death there. The soldier was part of a routine patrol in Bamyan province. The patrol was attacked with an improvised explosive device (IED) and then came under fire from two separate positions. Two oth...

August 4, 2010 10:10 AM

New Zealand soldier killed in Afghanistan ambush

A New Zealand soldier has been killed in an ambush in Afghanistan, the country's first combat death there. The soldier was part of a routine patrol in Bamyan province. The patrol was attacked with an improvised explosive device (IED) and then came under fire from two separate positions. Two oth...

August 4, 2010 10:06 AM

Mosque construction plans near 9/11 Ground Zero get go ahead

A controversial plan to build a mosque just two blocks from Ground Zero in New York has cleared an important hurdle. A developer wants to build a multi-storey mosque and community centre just around the corner from the site of the World Trade Centre, where thousands died on September 11. The plan ha...

August 4, 2010 10:06 AM

Mosque construction plans near 9/11 Ground Zero get go ahead

A controversial plan to build a mosque just two blocks from Ground Zero in New York has cleared an important hurdle. A developer wants to build a multi-storey mosque and community centre just around the corner from the site of the World Trade Centre, where thousands died on September 11. The plan ha...

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