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New AIDS policy for South African military

Health & Medicine

The South African military is now allowing HIV-positive soldiers to serve in foreign deployments and be promoted.

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Michelle Obama in South Africa

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Takeouts: Haiti relief, L.A. regulates marijuana dispensaries

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The toll of the Haiti earthquake on the Dominican Republic

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Court may issue arrest warrant for Omar al-Bashir

Global Politics
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A small step towards peace in Darfur

Global Politics

Sudan’s troubled Darfur region has been in turmoil for years. Now there is word that the Sudanese government has signed a tentative agreement that could pave the way towards a cessation in violence.

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Obama’s half brother to slaughter bull if the Democrat wins

Global Politics

BBC correspondent Karen Allen has spoken to some of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s relatives. She joins The Takeaway from the village of Kogelo, in western Kenya.

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No peace in Kenya

Conflict & Justice

The BBC’s Karen Allen reports on the emergence of vigilantes in Kenya in the year following the formation of a coalition government. A peace deal brokered by former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, put an end to the ethnic violence that erupted following disputed elections…but human rights groups say now vigilante violence has taken its […]

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