Kenya Airways moves to meet rising demand for cargo Xinhua NAIROBI — Kenya Airways said on Friday it will convert four of its Boeing B737-300 passenger jets into freighters as it ramps up its cargo unit to meet surging cargo transportation demand across Africa and beyond. The airline’s Chief Operating Officer Mbuvi Ngunze said […]
October 25, 2012
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell endorsed President Barack Obama for 2nd term
Colin Powell Endorses Obama For President By Luke Johnson The Huffington Post Former Secretary of State Colin Powell endorsed President Barack Obama for a second term Thursday. “You know, I voted for him in 2008 and I plan to stick with him in 2012, and I’ll be voting for he and Vice President Joe Biden […]
October 25, 2012
Fastest U.S. highway opens in Texas 85 mph/136.7 kph
New section of Texas 130 tollway — free until November 11 — opens to public By Ben Wear American-Statesman Staff LOCKHART — The new section of Texas 130 southeast of Austin, already famous because of its highest-in-the-nation 85 mph speed limit, opened Wednesday after a round of speeches from Gov. Rick Perry and other officials […]
October 24, 2012
Zimbabwe to host All Africa Olympia Bodybuilding competition
Zimbabwe to host All Africa Olympia Bodybuilding competition Xinhua HARARE– Zimbabwe will host the first ever All Africa Olympia Bodybuilding competition, which is expected to be held at the Harare International Conference Centre next month. Zimbabwe bodybuilders are looking forward to competing against Africa’s finest at the competition on Nov. 17. They are in the […]
October 23, 2012
Acura, BMW and Cadillac eye Brazil’s luxury car market
Acura, BMW and Cadillac eye Brazil’s luxury car market Reuters SAO PAULO- Japan’s Honda Motor Co said on Monday it plans to sell its Acura brand in Brazil beginning in 2015, making it the latest carmaker to aim its luxury vehicle range at the country’s buoyant high-end consumer market. Chief Executive Takanobu Ito announced the […]
October 22, 2012
Germany to help Myanmar carry out airport project
Germany to help Myanmar carry out airport project Xinhua YANGON– Germany will provide technical and financial assistance to Myanmar’s new international airport project of Hantharwaddy in Bago region, local media Weekly Eleven News reported Monday. Two German companies Obermeyar Planen + Beraten GmbH and Gnip International have applied for pre-qualification for the construction of the […]
October 21, 2012
The Salt Lake Tribune endorses President Obama over Mitt Romney, who organized city’s Olympics
Tribune endorsement: Too Many Mitts Obama has earned another term October 19, 2012 Nowhere has Mitt Romney’s pursuit of the presidency been more warmly welcomed or closely followed than here in Utah. The Republican nominee’s political and religious pedigrees, his adeptly bipartisan governorship of a Democratic state, and his head for business and the bottom […]
October 19, 2012
Ghana’s oil city residents protest against sale of lands
Ghana’s oil city residents protest against sale of lands Xinhua TAKORADI, GHANA– The residents of Ghana’s oil city Sekondi-Takoradi on Thursday expressed dismay over the continuous sales of public lands by government officials. The anger of the citizens was fuelled by the recent sale of Kasuarina Belt, a piece of land located in the center […]
October 18, 2012
Will President Barack Obama pull off another win in the battleground state of North Carolina?
Will President Barack Obama pull off another win in the battleground state of North Carolina? The Election Day is just 19 days away but, voters in North Carolina today join voters in 19 other states already casting their ballots. Long lines already seen in Charlotte as North Carolina early voting begins. Early voting begins in […]
October 18, 2012
Zimbabwe white farmers plead with British Foreign Secretary William Hague not to lift sanctions
Group of white farmers who had their land seized in Zimbabwe plead with British Foreign Secretary William Hague not to lift sanctions on Robert Mugabe Kim Sengupta The Independent A group of farmers who had their land seized in Zimbabwe are launching a campaign today to protest against a proposed lifting of sanctions against Robert […]


October 26, 2012
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