South Africa ups diplomatic offensive for top AU post
July 15th, 2012 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Addis Ababa, July 14 (IANS) Africa is keeping its fingers crossed on the election for the the AU executive chief as South African President Jabob Zuma upped the diplomatic offensive ... Read more...
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Three women activists receive Nobel Peace Prize
December 10th, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Stockholm, Dec 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Three women rights activists from Africa and the Arab world received the Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony in Oslo Saturday.Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, ... Read more...
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Nobel Peace Prize 2011 awarded to three women
October 7th, 2011 - 8:17 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Oslo, Oct 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) This year’s Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to three women. The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced on Friday that Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf; Yemeni rights’ activist ... Read more...
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Liberian President Johnson Sirleaf, activists awarded Nobel Peace Prize
October 7th, 2011 - 4:13 pm ICT by BNO News
OSLO (BNO NEWS) -- Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was among three women who were awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for their work to improve women's rights.
The announcement was ... Read more...
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Hasina seventh top world woman leader
August 11th, 2011 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Aug 11 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been named the seventh among 12 top world women leaders by Time magazine.The top 12 women leaders are: Thai ... Read more...
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Clinton meets with Liberian President with goal of promoting democracy
May 28th, 2010 - 3:00 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Thursday in the interests of promoting democracy, the State Department said.The meeting was organized ... Read more...
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Tharoor meets Indian policewomen in Liberia
September 19th, 2009 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) It was appropriate that when Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor visited Liberia, which elected Africa's first female president, one of the highlights of his ... Read more...
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India offers assistance, training to Liberia
September 18th, 2009 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor, the first Indian minister to visit Liberia in 38 years, arrived in the west African state bearing gifts, including ... Read more...
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Tharoor tweets apology for ‘cattle class’ remarks (Lead)
September 18th, 2009 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor has apologised for his "cattle class" travel remark, saying he was "sorry" for hurting any sentiments and that ... Read more...
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Tharoor says ’sorry’ for his ‘cattle class’ remarks
September 18th, 2009 - 2:23 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Reacting on the controversy over his "cattle class" remarks, Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor Thursday night said he was "sorry" for hurting any sentiments ... Read more...
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Bill Clinton announces new drive against AIDS, malaria
August 5th, 2008 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 5 (ANI): Former U.S. President Bill Clinton has announced initiatives that he said could immediately reduce AIDS-related infant mortality and, separately, extend affordable malaria treatment.Speaking to two West African ... Read more...
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