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United We Stand: AU Warms Up to FutureAddis Fortune - - 7 hours ago The past week has been a busy one for the streets of Addis Abeba. It saw the coming to pass of the 14th edition of the African Union Summit. Ensuring the integrity of the coming election: undemocratic proclivities Walta Information Center Cuban Ambassador to Addis Ababa Meets with Ethiopian Deputy Foreign Minister Ethiopian News Journal Windows Releases Vista in AmharicAddis Fortune - 7 hours ago Microsoft Corporation, maker of the Windows Operating System, which dominates the market, officially released its Amharic version for Windows Vista on February 3, 2010, at a ceremony held at the Sheraton Addis. Amharic version Microsoft Vista software launched Ethiopian News Journal Tigray, Southern Towns Get First RoadsAddis Fortune - - 7 hours ago The Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA) is awarding two road construction projects, worth 1.3 billion Br, for two local contractors. The first, a 76km segment from Dedebit to Adi Remets in Tigray, was awarded to Sur Construction which offered 801 million ... |
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Ethiopian Airliner's flight recorders sent to France
Daily Star - Lebanon - - 5 hours ago
BEIRUT: The flight recorders from the Ethiopian Airlines plane which crashed off the coast of Beirut were transported Monday to France, where investigators hope to unlock the secret of what caused the disaster.
Ethiopian Jetliner's Recorders Found New York Times
Titled Deeds, but Only for the Deserving
Addis Fortune - 7 hours ago
The city government of Addis Abeba is preparing to give tentative title deed documents by investigating the cases of those land holders without any documents and identifying those who deserve to be given the documents, it said.
EU to deploy exploratory mission to Ethiopia for 2010 elections
Nazret.com (blog) - 7 hours ago
The European Union will deploy an exploratory mission to Ethiopia from 15-25 February 2010 to asses the deployment of an EU Election Observation Mission for the May 2010 national elections, APA learns here on Monday.
Meles called upon society to complement efforts in making national elections ...
Walta Information Center - 21 hours ago
February 8, 2010 -- Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi called upon the society to actively participate in the upcoming national elections to be conducted in May 2010.
PM MELES CALLS ON ETHIOPIANS TO MAKE MAY ELECTIONS FREE AND FAIR Brunei News, Brunei Headlines from Brunei fm
Judge tells SA to pay for Mugabe sins
Independent Online - - 19 minutes ago
The South African government has been hauled over the coals by a Pretoria High Court judge for not protecting its citizens from Robert Mugabe's land expropriations.
Zimbabwe Power-Sharing Talks Resume Amid Pressure from Pretoria Voice of America
Why governors, PDP abandoned Yar'Adua
The Punch - - 5 hours ago
The sudden decision by governors to back Dr. Goodluck Jonathan as acting President has changed the tone of debate on the lingering crisis in the Presidency over the absence of President Umaru Yar'Adua, ...
Nigerian Lawmakers to Consider Making Vice President Acting Leader Voice of America
UN to help educate, employ former Nigerian militants Reuters South Africa
'Unlicensed drivers will be fined'
Times LIVE - 15 hours ago
Gauteng chief magistrate Daniel Thulare will be referred to the Magistrates' Commission for saying drivers can drive without a licence, the transport ministry said.
Drive without a licence, says judge Independent Online
Transport minister condemns 'no licence' comments Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
Gates Shores Up Allies in Afghan War, Urges Pressure on Iran
BusinessWeek - - 1 hour ago
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates returns to Washington today after a weeklong Europe tour spent shoring up coalition support for Afghanistan and calling for sustained pressure on Iran to curtail its nuclear ...
China extends commercial ties with Tehran Financial Times
Eyes on Ukraine PM to contest poll results or quit
BBC News - 38 minutes ago
Ukraine is waiting for Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to either contest results from Sunday's presidential election, or accept defeat and quit.
Oranges and lemons in Ukraine Financial Times
Candidates Sought Guidance From American Consultants Wall Street Journal
Chad's leader travels to Sudan to smooth relations
Washington Post - 9 hours ago
AP KHARTOUM, Sudan -- The president of Chad traveled to neighboring Sudan Monday for the first time in nearly six years to try to smooth relations strained over the troubled Darfur region.
Darfur rebel leader cleared of war crimes charges Sudan Tribune
Tana Basin Study Aims to Irrigate 20000ht
Addis Fortune - - 7 hours ago
A study for the irrigation of 20000ht of land in the Tana Basin was delivered by the Tahal Group, a Netherlands based engineering company, to the Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) on Monday, February 1, 2010.
New Authority to Rejuvenate Rift Lakes Addis Fortune
Yen, Dollar Decline on Speculation Europe Will Assist Greece
BusinessWeek - - 59 minutes ago
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The yen and dollar declined on speculation European officials will agree to assist Greece in tackling its fiscal deficit, reducing demand for the two currencies as a refuge.
PIGS no problem for 'low deficit' Australia ABC Online
Greece's Fiscal Woes Bring Bailout Questions Wall Street Journal
Ethiopia gives GMP Certification to Venus Remedies
Ethiopian News Journal - 14 hours ago
Venus Remedies Ltd has received yet another Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) approval from Ethiopia's Drug Administration and Control Authority (DACA) for four of its facilities viz.
Zambian miners suspended for suspected sabotage
Reuters Ethiopia - 13 hours ago
LUSAKA (Reuters) - Chinese-owned NFC Africa Mining suspended 80 miners at its Chambishi copper mine for suspected sabotage to underground equipment, a workers' union said on Monday, but output was unaffected.
Chambishi miners suspended after underground fire Metalbulletin.com (subscription)
Adama Employs 8810 in Cobblestone Scheme
Addis Fortune - - 8 hours ago
Adama (Nazareth) is paving of three kilometres of sidewalk with a width of 12 metres using cobblestone at a cost of 4.3 million Br.
Adama Gets First Traffic Lights
Addis Fortune - - 8 hours ago
The installation of the first traffic lights for Adama (Nazareth) Town at three different locations, which cost nearly one million Birr, will be competed and delivered by February 22, 2010, Abdo Mohammed, head of the Administration and Security Office ...
Astronauts giving shuttle a post-launch scan
msnbc.com - - 1 hour ago
Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Endeavour will scan their spacecraft overnight to search for any signs of heat shield damage from their early Monday launch.
Astronauts inspect shuttle on way to space station Houston Chronicle
Shuttle Endeavour blasts off Toronto Sun
95% of user-generated content was malicious in 2H 2009: Websense report
San Francisco Chronicle (blog) - 2 hours ago
First off: the firm, which scans millions of Web sites and e-mails a day looking for malicious content, found that 95 percent of all user-generated content came laced with some kind of spam or malicious link.
Majority Of User Generated Comments Are Spam Security Pronews
Andrew McCarthy detained in Ethiopia
msnbc.com - - 12 hours ago
Andrew McCarthy had a harrowing experience while on assignment for the travel magazine Afar recently, as he was escorted at gunpoint out of an historic underground church for intruding without documentation.
Andrew McCarthy detained in Ethiopia Digital Spy
Sorting out Dilla's legacy
Detroit Free Press - - Feb 7, 2010
Four years after Detroit hip-hop pioneer Dilla's death, his posthumous legacy has a renewed spirit with the establishment of the J Dilla Foundation and the ongoing reorganization of his legal estate.
**EXCLUSIVE BLOG** J Dilla: World's Greatest Producer Global Grind (blog)
Fans Celebrate J Dilla 36th B-Day Today AllHipHop
Win festival tickets
The Southland Times - 2 hours ago
Here's your chance to win tickets to the Hokonui Moonshiners' Festival, the popular event held in Gore to commemorate some of the region's more interesting heritage.
Jackson's physician charged with involuntary manslaughter
Los Angeles Times - - 1 hour ago
Dr. Conrad Murray, a cardiologist hired to care for Jackson during the pop star's comeback attempt last year, pleads not guilty in a courtroom packed with international media and the singer's family.
Michael Jackson's doctor charged over death ABC Online
No snow but Ethiopia's ski hope is on a roll
Washington Post - - Feb 7, 2010
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's only Olympic skier wheels down a suburban Addis Ababa street on his roller skis, expertly weaving around six donkeys and drawing stares from locals more used to watching runners train.
CRMS graduate blazes Winter Olympic ski trail, for Ethiopia Aspen Daily News
NFL Replay: Aggressive tactics boost mighty Saints to first title
USA Today - - 1 hour ago
By H. Darr Beiser, USA TODAY By Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY Stud of the week: Drew Brees. The Super Bowl MVP completed 82.1% of his passes, tying a Super Bowl record with 32 completions off his 39 throws, including two for touchdowns.
Colts' Approach Leaves Room for Second-Guesses New York Times
South Africa in control after Steyn show
The Hindu - 7 hours ago
ON A RAMPAGE: In the first innings, Dale Steyn claimed two wickets with conventional swing and five with reverse swing to help enforce the follow on, and then sent back first-innings centurion Virender Sehwag to set the match up for South Africa.
'145k is the same, Jo'burg or Nagpur' Hindustan Times
Seniors Living With HIV
KOKI FOX 23 - - 1 hour ago
It's the talk many parents are nervous to have with their children. The sex talk. However, imagine having to have the talk with grandma and grandpa.
Fighting the HIV scourge The Guardian - Nigeria
Good Health VIEWPOINT: Too many of us GPs care more about money than patients
Daily Mail - - 5 hours ago
When the new GP contract was under negotiation six years ago, doctors' representatives could not believe that the Government turned out to be such a pushover.
Complaints against GPs up 11% The Press Association
Fewer, larger does of radiotherapy better for breast cancer patients: research
Telegraph.co.uk - - 21 hours ago
Women with breast cancer should be treated with fewer, larger doses of radiotherapy, researchers have found, as study shows the approach improves quality of life.
Treatment hope for cancer patients The Press Association