Key town recaptured from Somalia's al-Shabab Wednesday, 22 February 2012 17:10 Ethiopian and Somali troops seize control of Baidoa from anti-government group in joint operation, reports say.-Last Modified: 22 Feb 2012 16:39-Ethiopian and Somali troops have captured the strategic Somali city of Baidoa from al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab fighters, who vowed to avenge the loss.

Germany urged to end sex offender castration Wednesday, 22 February 2012 15:25 22 February 2012 Last updated at 10:41 GMT-Europe's top human rights watchdog, the Council of Europe, has urged Germany to end the practice of surgically castrating sex offenders.The council's anti-torture committee said such voluntary treatment, albeit rare in Germany, was "degrading".

Egyptian MP wants pornographic sites blocked Wednesday, 22 February 2012 11:54 Mostly education to respect human body ‘the image of God’ can work-FrMar-By DALLIA MONIEM in CairoPosted Tuesday, (Photo FrMar- Screen) February 21 2012 at 20:13-A member of Egypt's ultra-conservative Islamist party El Nour wants all pornographic websites in the country blocked. According to a post on the party's website that has been corroborated, Mr Younis Makhioun

Can Senegal, and Youssou N’Dour, Turn the Tide on Africa’s Big Men? Wednesday, 22 February 2012 11:38 By Alex Perry | @PerryAlexJ | February 22, 2012-The dynamic of Senegal’s Feb. 26 election is a familiar-sounding one: an aging, increasingly autocratic African President trying to cling to power, sending in the security services to beat up – and occasionally kill – young pro-democracy protesters. But as any Senegalese will tell you,

Key town recaptured from Somalia's al-Shabab

Germany urged to end sex offender castration

Egyptian MP wants pornographic sites blocked

Can Senegal, and Youssou N’Dour, Turn the Tide on Africa’s Big Men?

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Key town recaptured from Somalia's al-Shabab

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Ethiopian and Somali troops seize control of Baidoa from anti-government group in joint operation, reports say.-Last Modified: 22 Feb etiopia and_somal 2012 16:39-Ethiopian and Somali troops have captured the strategic Somali city of Baidoa from al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab fighters, who vowed to avenge the loss.

Germany urged to end sex offender castration

Wednesday, 22 February 2012 15:25 Written by mar

22 February 2012 Last updated at 10:41 GMT-Europe's top human rights watchdog, the Council of Europe, has urged Germany to end bautzengetty the practice of surgically castrating sex offenders.The council's anti-torture committee said such voluntary treatment, albeit rare in Germany, was "degrading".

Egyptian MP wants pornographic sites blocked

Wednesday, 22 February 2012 11:54 Written by mar

Mostly education to respect human body ‘the image of God’ can work-FrMar-By DALLIA MONIEM in CairoPosted Tuesday, screen (Photo FrMar- Screen) February 21 2012 at 20:13-A member of Egypt's ultra-conservative Islamist party El Nour wants all pornographic websites in the country blocked. According to a post on the party's website that has been corroborated, Mr Younis Makhioun

Can Senegal, and Youssou N’Dour, Turn the Tide on Africa’s Big Men?

Wednesday, 22 February 2012 11:38 Written by mar

By Alex Perry | @PerryAlexJ | February 22, 2012-The dynamic of Senegal’s Feb. 26 election is a familiar-sounding one: an aging, cd-cover increasingly autocratic African President trying to cling to power, sending in the security services to beat up – and occasionally kill – young pro-democracy protesters. But as any Senegalese will tell you,

Afghan protests erupt over Koran 'burning'

Wednesday, 22 February 2012 08:04 Written by mar

Apology is necessary not for convenience moreover because of respect of any religion-FrMar-A crowd of more than fire 2,000 angry Afghans on Tuesday protested outside the main US military base near Kabul, after reports that foreign troops had burned copies of the Koran. NATO’s top commander apologised.-By Mark Thompson (video)-News Wires (text)