Gabon authorities submit vote plans to political parties (AFP via Yahoo! News)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

"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)

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)

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)

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)

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.