Guinea : troops killed demonstrators

At least 58 people have been killed in Guinea, after troops opened fire on an opposition rally, reports say. (photo, from bbc.co.uk)

According to a BBC correspondent, troops fired into protesters as they gathered in a stadium in the capital, Conakry.

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Honduran radio station shut down by soldiers

A radio station aligned with ousted president Manuel Zelaya, has been raided and shut down by Honduran soldiers (photo, from aljazeera.net).

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Court agreed Aung San Suu Kyi’s appeal

A court has accepted to hear the appeal made by Aung San Suu Kyi’s lawyers against her latest sentence.

On 18 September, an appeal against Myanmar’s pro-democracy opposition leader will be heard in Rangoon, said legal representatives.

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Palestinians protest over new settlements

Hundreds of Palestinian villagers regularly undertake a non-violent march, short yet symbolic, to the separation wall built by Israel on their land.

(photo, from bbc.co.uk)

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Suu Kyi appeals on new detention sentence

Lawyers for Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s pro-democracy opposition leader, have launched an appeal against the extension of her house arrest.

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Parliament votes for Ahmadinejad’s cabinet

Most of the cabinet proposed by president Ahmadinejad (photo, from bbc.co.uk) has been approved on Thursday by Iranian legislators. Among those approved is a man linked to the bombing of a jewish centre in Argentina.

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Bongo’s son becomes president

Gabon has a new president : the son of it’s late leader Omar Bongo. Ali Ben Bongo (photo, from bbc.co.uk) won almost 42% of the votes, while his nearest rival won 26%.

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