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Deputy Secretary-General Designates New UN Messenger of Peace - Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro (right) officially designates George Clooney (second from right), a new United Nations Messenger of Peace, as his parents, Nick (left) and Nina Clooney, look on. wnhires (js1)
California   Celebrity   Drama   Film   Photos		  Houston Chronicle 
'Up in the Air' leads Golden Globes with 6 noms
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - The recession-era tale "Up in the Air" led Golden Globe film contenders Tuesday with six nominations, among them best drama and acting honors for George Clooney, Vera Farmiga... (photo: UN / Mark Garten)
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Awards   Celebrities   Clooney   Film   Photos		  Kansas City Star 
`Up in the Air' leads Golden Globes with 6 noms
Paramount Pictures, Dale Robinette George Clooney portrays Ryan Bingham in a scene from "Up in the Air." The film was nominated for a Golden Globe award for best motion picture drama. The Golden Globe... (photo: piblicdomain / Arniep)
London - Economy - Traffic - Roads - People - Cars  BBC News 
How traffic wardens out-earn countries
Most drivers know the feeling of returning to their vehicles to see an angry yellow packet stuck to the windscreen. But the £60 price tag is truly a drop in the ocean - because, according to BBC... (photo: WN / Farida Azzawi)
Drivers   Photos   Price   Traffic   Vehicles
FILE ** A Mercedes-Benz E-Class car stands on the podium as decoration for the annual press conference of the German Daimler AG in Stuttgart, southern Germany, on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009.  Syracuse 
Daimler invests in making buses for South Africa
(AP) - FRANKFURT - Germany's Daimler AG said Tuesday it would invest euro1 million ($1.46 million) in its South Africa plant and it had received an order for 460 Mercedes-Benz buses from the country.... (photo: AP / Thomas Kienzle)
Africa   Business   Germany   Photos   South Africa
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Screenshot of Steve McQueen from the trailer for the film w:en:The Towering Inferno The Guardian
A tragedy for Western Sahara
Anyone who has seen Hunger, Steve McQueen's harrowing film about the Maze prison hunger strike, will have some idea of just how horrific it is to die by starvation. Bobby... (photo: Public Domain)
Film   Hollywood   Media   Photos   Star
Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, Minister of Energy and Industry of Qatar and Chairman of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development´s 15th session, briefs journalists on the opening of the session, at UN Headquarters in New York. (mb1) Modern Ghana
Qatari energy minister says current oil prices appropriate
KUWAIT CITY, Dec. 15 (Xinhua/GNA) -- Qatar's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy and Industry said here Monday the current oil prices that fluctuate between 70... (photo: UN /Devra Berkowitz )

Economy   Energy   Market   Opec   Photos
Prime Minister Gordon Brown of the United Kingdom, left, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, second left, listen to U.S. President George W. Bush, unseen, welcoming world leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House for the start of the Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy in Washington, Friday, Nov. 14, 2008. Kenya Broadcasting Corp
UN climate talks 'back on track'
Written By:BBC   , Posted: Tue, Dec 15, 2009 Caption: UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown will be one of the first leaders here, arriving on Tuesday... (photo: AP / German Federal Government, Steffen Kugler, Pool)
Concessions   Particular   Photos   Security   Summit
Inter Milan's Sulley Muntari, foreground, of Ghana, celebrates after his teammate Sameuel Eto'o, of Cameroon, scored during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Inter Milan and Palermo at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. Goal
Inter Midfielder Sulley Muntari Wins 2009 ‘Paladino d’Oro’ Award As African Footballer Of The Year
The Ghanaian received the gong in Palermo last night and was congratulated by president Massimo Moratti. Inter midfielder Sulley Muntari has been awarded the 2009... (photo: AP / Antonio Calanni)
Africa   League   Milan   Photos   Soccer
A Zimbabwean seeking asylum in South Africa IRINnews
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Zimbabweans test the definition of refugee
web JOHANNESBURG, 15 December 2009 (IRIN) - The "humanitarian nature" of the mass movement of Zimbabweans to neighbouring Southern African countries has blurred the... (photo: IRIN News / Guy Olive)
Africa   Humanitarian   Johannesburg   Photos   Refugee
A young woman selling fried plantains tied in plastic packets on the left is another woman selling baked bread at a transport station in Freetown-Sierra Leone. BBC News
Sierra Leone woman barred from becoming chief
Members of a Sierra Leone traditional group have besieged a woman's house and stopped her from going home after she launched a legal bid to become a chief. Elizabeth... (photo: WN / John Sahid)
Africa   Photos   Sierra Leone   Society   Woman
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Fat Woman - Obesity Studies show obesity taking hold in Africa and UK China Daily
We are in Djemeke a village located at 20km in the North-East of the town of Lome.Nous sommes à Djemeke un village situé à 20km au nord-est de la ville de Lomé.A group of children and their mom. Un groupe de enfants et leur maman. Togo and Africa Africa's population boom traps children in poverty The News Tribune
Dual therapy has slashed mother-to-child transmission rates SOUTH AFRICA: Improved PMTCT yields dramatic results IRINnews
Oil & Energy
Shell Oil ExxonMobil, Shell, Chevron dig deep to retain oil leases Business Day Online
Local residents paddle a canoe past oil installations belonging to the Mobil oil company in Bonny Island, Nigeria, in this Thursday, Aug. 17, 2006 file photo. Oil prices dropped nearly $2 a barrel, Tuesday, May 29, 2007 on hopes that the inauguration of a new president in OPEC member Nigeria would contribute to a stable supply from the Niger Delta regio China ready to invest $50 billion for Nigeria oil Business Day Online
** FILE ** Former security guard Esakpo Henry visits the oil flow station where he worked until an attack by militants led Shell to close the station earlier this year, in Eriemu, Nigeria, in this Saturday, Oct. 28, 2006 file photo. China ready to invest $50 bln for Nigeria oil The Guardian
Human Rights
Young malaria patient Increased aid to fight malaria paying off though much more needed – UN report United Nations
A Kurdish supporter of the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party, PKK, carries a picture of Kurdish rebel chief Abdullah Ocalan, during a protest in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009. Turkey's Kurd initiative goes up in smoke Asia Times
Demonstrators shout slogans as they march through the center of Copenhagen Monday Dec. 14, 2009. The largest and most important U.N. climate change conference is underway in Copenhagen, aiming to secure an agreement on how to protect the world from calamitous global warming. Forests and indigenous peoples 'left vulnerable in final text' Irish Times
UN Messenger for Peace Visits MONUC in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo . Green campaigner Wangari Maathai to become UN Messenger of Peace United Nations
Poverty
Australia's bowler James Hopes, right, reacts after dismissing South Africa's captain Graeme Smith, South Africa are undercooked and need to find rhythm, admits Graeme Smith The Guardian
DJEMEKE a village located at 20km of the town of Lome, the capital of Togo. DJEMEKE un village situé à 20km de la ville de Lome, la capitale du Togo. A child having fun a mother and her children with Djemeké A family the mother the grandmother and childrenvvvUn enfant en train de se amuser Une mère de famille et ses enfants à Djemeké Une famille la mère la grand-mère et les enfants in africa Africa’s Population Boom and Children Trapped in Poverty This Day
Ben Affleck, left, and Matt Damon pose for photos on the red carpet prior to the world premiere of "Feast" at the Palms Casino & Hotel in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2006. Affleck and Damon are executive producers of the film which was made possible by the duo´s television show "Project Greenlight". Damon in "Invictus": Healing S. Africa CBS News
Technology
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon addresses a news conference at U.N. headquarters before leaving for the U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen, Monday, Dec. 14, 2009. U.N. chief calls for compromise at climate talks The Star
German Chancellor and Christian Democratic Party CDU chairwoman Angela Merkel stresses a point as she speaks at a convention of the CDU in the northern German Mecklenburg-Western Pommerania state in Gaegelow, northern Germany, on Saturday, March 18, 2006. The CDU Mecklenburg-Western Pommerania on Saturday elected its top candidate for the upcoming state elections on Sept. 17, 2006. Ministers struggle to shore up climate talks The Star
An iceberg as seen from Newfoundland More drips than a melting iceberg: If this is how to save the planet, we ... The Daily Mail
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