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Gaddafi-era Libyan oil chief drowned: Vienna police

April 30, 2012

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Gaddafi-era Libyan oil chief drowned: Vienna police   By Michael Shields | Reuters   VIENNA (Reuters) – Libya’s former prime minister and oil minister Shokri Ghanem, a prominent defector from Muammar Gaddafi’s government, drowned in the River Danube, Vienna police said on Monday and a Libyan security source suggested he could have been murdered.   […]

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South Africa releasing over 14,000 prisoners to mark Mandela election victory

April 30, 2012

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South Africa releasing over 14,000 prisoners to mark Mandela election victory RTE News The South African government is releasing more than 14,000 prisoners to mark the anniversary of Nelson Mandela winning the country’s first democratic elections in 1994. It represents about 9% of the country’s prison population. Another 20,000 offenders, on probation or parole, will […]

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