Sign In    |    Fri Jul 03, 2009    |    My e-Journal

News Feed

Gabon

Gabon authorities submit vote plans to political parties (AFP via Yahoo! News)
07/02/2009 12:03 PM

Gabon's government has submitted plans for a timetable ahead of presidential elections to the political parties in the country, officials said Thursday.

GABON AUTHORITIES SUBMIT VOTE PLANS TO POLITICAL PARTIES (The Tocqueville Connection)
07/02/2009 02:02 PM

LIBREVILLE, July 2, 2009 (AFP) - Gabon's government has submitted plans for a timetable ahead of presidential elections to the political parties in thecountry, officials said Thursday.

Background Note: Gabon (Scoop.co.nz)
07/02/2009 07:03 PM

Geography Area: 267,667 sq. km. (103,347 sq. mi.); about the size of Colorado. Cities: Capital --Libreville (pop. 673,995). Other cities --Port-Gentil (118,940), Franceville.

Gabon interim leader re-appoints Bongo aide (AFP via Yahoo! News)
06/29/2009 03:24 AM

Gabon's interim leader Rose Francine Rogombe has re-appointed late president Omar Bongo Ondimba's deputy as vice-president, her office said Monday.

Currency Rates Of Coffee Producing, Consuming Countries (The Forex Market)
07/03/2009 01:53 AM

LONDON (Dow Jones)--U.S. dollar exchange rates as of 09:45 GMT July 3, compared with 10:36 GMT July 2. Producers: 03/07/09 (02/07/09) Angolan Kwanza AON 74.971 (74.971) Bolivian Boliviano BOB 7.02 (7.02) Brazil Real BRL 1.9519 (1.9327) Burundi Franc BIF 468 (466.15) *CFA Franc XOF 2158.5 (2158.5) Colombian Peso COP 517.935 (517.935) Costa Rican Colon CRC 1 (1) Cuban Peso CUP 36 (36) Dominican ...

Building the Green Generation (The Missourian)
07/02/2009 10:27 PM

"If you care about global warming . . .then you've got to care about what's happening in Indonesia right now." Rolf Skar, a senior forest campaigner with Greenpeace, said that in a story, "Worse Than Crude: The Case Against Palm Oil," for National Public Radio last year.

Two in and two out for AC Milan (The Star)
07/02/2009 04:33 PM

ROME: AC Milan on Wednesday announced the sale of defender Luca Antonelli to Parma, where he had been on loan the last two seasons, for an undisclosed fee.

Joe Peyronnin: King of Pop (The Huffington Post)
07/02/2009 01:07 PM

Little more than a week ago Americans watched in amazement as a nascent democratic movement surged through the streets of Tehran protesting the government's rigged...

Homosexuality: where does India figure on global map (Calcutta News)
07/02/2009 10:30 AM

An Indian court overturned an archaic law Thursday and decriminalised homosexuality - a move rights activists hope will go towards legalising gay sex just as 115 countries have done.

Wimbledon 2009 – day 10 live! (Guardian Unlimited)
07/02/2009 05:09 AM

1.10pm By the way Serena Williams and Elena Dementieva are out on Centre Court now. Serena in her shortie trench coat AND a jumper AND her tennis gear. What's that all about? Dementieva is out there in a nice fringed, vaguely lampshade-ish number. She''s going to give Serena a proper test here.