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'Violence will do irretrievable damage to Bengal'

Outgoing West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi on Sunday called upon all political parties to stop violence as the state would suffer 'irretrievable damage' if it was not brought to an end.......

India backs US-sponsored West Asia peace meet

India has joined Brazil and South Africa in calling upon the international community to support the US-sponsored Annapolis West Asia peace conference in order to assist the peace dialogue between......

In Africa, it's now India vs China

After having wowed the West, India is now looking at Africa.Continuing his foreign policy offensive, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will visit South Africa and Tanzania two important African......

Indian wedding row in S Africa; diplomat suspended

The row over the landing of a private aircraft on a military airport for a lavish Indian wedding in South Africa snowballed into a political scandal on Thursday with a senior diplomat suspended and......

US eagle spreads wings, bares claws in northeast Asia

It is a fallacy, which many of our pundits are prone to, to exaggerate the potential for confrontation and conflict between the US and China and to conceive fanciful notions of advantage for India......

More poor people in 8 Indian states than in all of Africa

Acute poverty prevails in eight Indian states, including Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, together accounting for more poor people than in the 26 poorest African nations combined, a new......

India's IT sector eyes S Africa, West Asia

With major IT markets in US, Europe and Japan expecting to witness a slowdown, Indian Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector is now turning to South Africa and West Asian markets in......

'Africa has high expectations from India'

Navdeep Suri, joint secretary (West Africa) in the Indian ministry of external affairs, is the consul general-designate for Johannesburg, South Africa, and will be taking up his position later this......

Videocon ropes in Oilex for NELP block bids

Videocon is looking at increasing its presence in the West Asian and African countries.Videocon Industries and Australian oil major, Oilex NL, have decided to jointly bid for oil and gas blocks......

OVL plans more overseas acquisitions

ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp, is eyeing oil and gas properties in West Africa, CIS countries and Latin America with plan to invest one billion dollars a......

Mickey Arthur is South Africa's new coach

Mickey Arthur, named as South Africa's new coach on Thursday, swiftly stated his ambition to make his team the best in the world. Arthur, 37, succeeds Ray Jennings, whose six-month contract as......

Adebayor's dash back set to lift Spurs

Tottenham Hotspur striker Emmanuel Adebayor is racing to get back in time from the African Nations Cup with fellow forward Jermain Defoe ruled out for as long as three weeks for the striker-light......

Pietersen dropped from England Test squad

Controversial batsman Kevin Pietersen has been dropped from the England cricket squad for the third and final Test against South Africa amid speculation of dressing room tensions with his team......

Athletes urged to tweet carefully

Athletes racing to share their views with fans at the London Olympics may think twice before hitting send following the first expulsion of an athlete for a racist Twitter remark. Greek triple......

Nigeria snatch final London basketball berth

Nigeria will make their Olympic basketball debut in London after beating the Dominican Republic 88-73 in the decisive qualifier on Sunday. Having arrived in Venezuela as complete underdogs in the......

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vijay shukla
Q. How many countries makes up the Ecowas?
Vijay Shukla:  A.  more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/how-many-countries-makes-up-the-ecowas/24771158/answers/

Trivial Pursuit
Q. In which modern African state is the city of Timbuktu ?
Trivial Pursuit:  A. Economic Community of West African States. Presently about 15 countries. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/in-which-modern-african-state-is-the-city-of-timbuktu-/24023504/answers/24771192

khabardar
Q. who is also known as Askiya the Great ?
Khabardar:  A. west african nation of Mali. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/who-is-also-known-as-askiya-the-great-/23028642/answers/24023541

Ataur Rahman
Q. WHAT IS 9 P in S A ?
Ataur Rahman:  A. Very few thinkers have influenced the history of West Africa as has the Algerian scholar Al Moghili who lived in the second half of the 15th...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-9-p-in-s-a-/21850438/answers/23028796

Ataur Rahman
Q. What is zombie? reality or fake
Ataur Rahman:  A. Zombies are real.According to the tenets of Vodou, a dead person can be revived by a bokor, or sorcerer. Zombies remain under the control of the...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-zombie--reality-or-fake/21850438/answers/20952659

  Web results for West African States
Text of President Obama speech on terrorism

's speech on the fight against terrorism at the , as provided by the White House: ___ It's an honor to return to the . Here, at Fort McNair,... ...

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Islamist bombers kill 20 in Niger attacks, seize hostages

Niamey: Islamist militants staged twin suicide car bombings on an army base and a French-run uranium mine in Niger on Thursday, killing at least 20... ...

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In attacker's argot, Londoners shocked to hear one of their own

By Michael Holden and Peter Graff LONDON (Reuters) - In the lurid scene of the red-handed knifeman describing his motives for hacking to death a... ...

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10 years of Focus on Safe Motherhood in Africa

Working with long-time partner Johnson & Johnson, Mercy Ships observes first International Day to End Obstetric Fistula Conakry, Guinea (PRWEB) May... ...

http://www.bizwireexpress.com/showstoryPRWeb.php?storyid=628344
25 killed in 2 simultaneous car bombs in Niger

Suicide bombers in Niger detonated two car bombs simultaneously on Thursday, one inside a military camp in the city of Agadez and another in the... ...

http://www.ddinews.gov.in/International/International+-+Headlines/25+killed+in+2+simultaneous.htm

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