Today's headlines - Wed 2/27/2008

Google News Alert for: Kenya
Feb. 27 - 8 a.m.

Kenya's opposition cancels protests at Annan's request
USA Today - USA
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's opposition leader backed off plans for mass protests Wednesday at the request of former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, ...
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Kenya's marathon star handed one-year ban
Xinhua - China
27 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's female marathon star, Susan Chepkemei has been handed a one-year ban after failing a drugs test, a global athletic body said on ...
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Kenya: Talks Suspended As US Threatens to Act
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Mediation talks between the Government and ODM were suspended Tuesday as the United States warned that it would take action against whoever obstructs the ...
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Google News Alert for: Kenya
Feb 27 - 5 a.m.

Setback in Kenya
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Hopes were dashed again in Kenya on Tuesday as former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan suspended mediation talks between presidential rivals Mwai Kibaki and ...
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Feb 27 - 3 a.m.

Annan suspends mediation talks in Kenya
Boston Globe - United States
(Bernat Armangue/Associated Press)
NAIROBI - Complaining that efforts to resolve Kenya's political crisis have stalled, former UN secretary-general Kofi ...
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Uganda: Kenya Crisis National, Says EAC Delegation
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
THE East African Community (EAC) secretariat is not directly involved in brokering peace in Kenya because it is a national conflict. ...
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Kenya Power and Lighting First-Half Profit Advances 4.3%
Bloomberg - USA
27 (Bloomberg) -- Kenya Power and Lighting Co., the country's monopoly power distributor, said first-half profit rose 4.3 percent as it boosted customer ...
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Feb 27 - midnight

Annan Suspends Talks in Kenya
Washington Post - United States
A farmer works on a maize plantation in Maraguoa, Kenya, Monday Feb. 25 2008. Kenya's warring political parties resumed their lengthy and often bitter ...
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Rice: 'No excuse' for Kenya stalemate
CNN International - USAWASHINGTON (CNN) -- The failure of rival political parties in Kenya to reach agreement on power sharing is inexcusable, US Secretary of State Condoleezza ...
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Feb 26

Kenya: Blood of Innocents Will Be On Your Hands
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Tuesday's suspension of the talks to end the two-month political crisis in Kenya marks another dark moment in the history of his country. ...
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Kenya Post-Electoral Violence Wipes Out Businesses; Jobs
Voice of America - USA
By Scott Bobb The violence that swept across Kenya following December's disputed elections severely affected the Kenyan economy, wiping out hundreds of ...
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Kenya: City Mayor Case Goes to Court
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA... jurisdiction failed to appoint Ms Esther Passaris as a councillor despite her verification and confirmation by the Electoral Commission of Kenya. ...
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Amnesty plans protests for action on Kenya
Daily Nation - Nairobi,Kenya
Street protests and Internet activism are being encouraged worldwide today as part of Amnesty International’s Day of Action for Kenya. ...
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Uganda: Poor Leadership Behind Kenya Crisis, Museveni Says
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
President Yoweri Museveni yesterday condemned the recent political violence in Kenya and attributed it to poor political leadership and ethnic divisions. ...
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Kenya: The Question of Leadership in Kenya
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
The dark cloud of political and economic crisis hanging over Kenya did not spare our discussion on leadership. 'Pray tell'... a student interrupted my ...
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Kenya: Integrity of Capital Markets Dented
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Last year, Francis Thuo and Partners closed shop, with its seat at the Nairobi Stock Exchange later being bought by Renaissance Capital (Kenya) Ltd. The ...
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Kenya: Centre Warns of Doom If Talks Fail
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Kenya, the agency noted, was at a crossroads and if political protagonists do not find a common ground, the country could be thrown into disastrous ethnic ...
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As talks break down, army is Kenya's best hope
Guardian Unlimited - UK
The EU statement emphasised "that a means of effective power-sharing in Kenya must be found and that individuals who obstruct the dialogue process will have ...
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Editorial: Distasteful
Arab News - Jeddah,Saudi Arabia
Obama’s father was born in Kenya, which borders Somalia. He was in Kenya when offered the chance to wear traditional Somali clothes. So what? ...
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Kenya’s economy, recovering from violence, to grow 7%
Tehran Times - Iran
NAIROBI (Bloomberg) – Kenya’s economy, the largest in East Africa, has recovered faster than expected from post-election violence and will probably expand ...
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