http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with world news and current affairs that matter en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276034,sharks-door-point-to-possible-site-of-comoros-crash--summary.html Johannesburg - Rescue workers searching for victims of this week's plane crash off the Comoros islands on Friday found what appeared to be a door of the plane as well as a school of sharks, possibly indicating the presence of bodies, authorities said... Africa,World Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:23:39 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276034,sharks-door-point-to-possible-site-of-comoros-crash--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276027,plane-door-sharks-point-to-possible-site-of-comoros-crash.html Johannesburg - Rescue workers searching for victims of this week's plane crash off the Comoros islands on Friday found what appeared to be a door of the plane as well as a school of sharks possibly indicating the presence of bodies, authorities said.... Africa,World Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:35:43 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276027,plane-door-sharks-point-to-possible-site-of-comoros-crash.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276025,nigeria-niger-and-algeria-sign-accord-on-bringing-gas-to-europe.html Nairobi/Abuja - Nigeria, Niger and Algeria on Friday signed an agreement to build a pipeline that will bring Nigerian gas across the Sahara desert to the European markets. Europe is keen to diversify its supply and reduce its reliance on Russian gas,... Africa,World Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:23:44 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276025,nigeria-niger-and-algeria-sign-accord-on-bringing-gas-to-europe.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276003,african-leaders-agree-on-african-authority.html Sirte, Libya - African leaders agreed on Friday to establish a common executive authority for the African Union (AU) which will coordinate key policies on the continent, the Libyan secretary in charge of African Union (AU) affairs Ali Triki said. T... Africa,World Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:17:37 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276003,african-leaders-agree-on-african-authority.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275967,comoros-announces-30-days-mourning-for-crash-victims.html Johannesburg - The government of the Comoros islands has announced 30 days of national mourning for the victims, mostly Comorans, of Tuesday's plane crash off its coast. Comoran President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi announced the mourning period in an addre... Africa,World Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:11:36 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275967,comoros-announces-30-days-mourning-for-crash-victims.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275928,jordanian-king-names-eldest-son-hussein-as-crown-prince.html Amman - Jordan's King Abdullah II on Thursday issued a decree naming his eldest son, Hussein, as crown prince, according to a royal court statement. The 15-year-old Hussein, whose mother, Queen Rania, descends from Palestinian origins, will be veste... Africa,World Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:29:43 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275928,jordanian-king-names-eldest-son-hussein-as-crown-prince.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275885,hrw-un-backed-congolese-troops-attacking-raping-civilians.html Nairobi/Goma - United Nations-backed Congolese forces are attacking and raping civilians instead of protecting them from rebel groups, Human Rights Watch said Thursday. The army late last year and early this year launched operations aimed at flushing... Africa,World Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:53:40 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275885,hrw-un-backed-congolese-troops-attacking-raping-civilians.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275821,extra-comoros-launches-crash-probe-with-france-yemen-us-aid.html Johannesburg - The Comoros government Thursday formally launched its investigation into the cause of Tuesday's air disaster, in which a Yemenia aircraft plunged into the Indian Ocean with 153 people on board, only one of whom appears to have survived... Africa,World Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:11:39 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275821,extra-comoros-launches-crash-probe-with-france-yemen-us-aid.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275715,search-on-for-victims-black-boxes-of-comoros-crash--summary.html Paris/Johannesburg - The search for victims of Tuesday's Yemen Airways (Yemenia) crash off the Comoros islands continued for a second day Wednesday as the only known survivor prepared to return home, amid contradictory accounts about the plane's blac... Africa,World Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:05:39 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275715,search-on-for-victims-black-boxes-of-comoros-crash--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275678,african-union-in-libya-summit-seeks-bigger-international-role.html Sirte, Libya - Delegates from the 52 countries that make up the African Union on Wednesday sought to raise the body's role in international affairs at the start of a three-day summit in Libya. African leaders gathered in the coastal Libyan city of Si... Africa,World Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:47:46 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275678,african-union-in-libya-summit-seeks-bigger-international-role.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275316,tsvangirai-ministers-boycott-zimbabwe-cabinet-in-row-with-mugabe.html Harare - Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's cabinet ministers launched a boycott of cabinet meetings Monday and said they were disengaging from the coalition government with President Robert Mugabe created earlier this year. Deputy prime... Africa,World Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:26:44 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275316,tsvangirai-ministers-boycott-zimbabwe-cabinet-in-row-with-mugabe.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275306,nigerian-militants-ignore-amnesty-hit-shell-oil-platform.html Nairobi/Abuja - Nigeria's main militant group on Monday said it had set a Royal Dutch Shell oil platform ablaze, the second attack since the Nigerian government last week offered an amnesty to militants. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger... Africa,World Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:56:41 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275306,nigerian-militants-ignore-amnesty-hit-shell-oil-platform.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275141,guinea-bissau-votes-to-replace-assassinated-president.html Bissau, Guinea-Bissau - Polls opened in Guinea-Bissau early Sunday to allow voters to chose a successor to assassinated President Joao Bernardo Vieira in an election observers hope will bring some stability to the country. The tiny West African natio... Africa,World Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:53:43 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275141,guinea-bissau-votes-to-replace-assassinated-president.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275090,former-president-steps-aside-clearing-way-for-mauritania-polls.html Nouakchott - Mauritania's first democratically-elected president formally stepped aside Saturday, ten months after being deposed in a coup, clearing the way for July 18 elections. Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi signed the agreement paving the way for the... Africa,World Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:47:38 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275090,former-president-steps-aside-clearing-way-for-mauritania-polls.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275045,jacksons-music-fills-radio-in-zimbabwe-room-was-painted-pink.html Harare - The death of US pop singer Michael Jackson prompted Zimbabwe state radio to play his music much of the day Friday, but the news angles of his sudden passing at age 50 played second fiddle to government statements. Jackson visited this southe... Africa,World Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:47:35 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275045,jacksons-music-fills-radio-in-zimbabwe-room-was-painted-pink.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275023,preview-guinea-bissau-to-vote-to-replace-assassinated-president.html Bissau, Guinea Bissau - Enthusiastic crowds poured into the streets of Guinea Bissau Friday as the nation entered the final evening of campaigning ahead of Sunday's crucial presidential vote. The poll in the tiny West African nation, dubbed a narco-... Africa,World Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:59:40 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275023,preview-guinea-bissau-to-vote-to-replace-assassinated-president.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275021,nigeria-to-release-militant-leader-in-amnesty-deal--summary.html Nairobi/Abuja - The Nigerian government on Friday said it would release a key militant leader just hours after his colleagues ignored an amnesty offer and attacked an offshore oil facility. Nigeria is keen to end unrest in the Niger Delta, where the ... Africa,World Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:35:42 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275021,nigeria-to-release-militant-leader-in-amnesty-deal--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275012,zimbabwean-judge-orders-release-of-another-mdc-official.html Harare - A high court judge in Zimbabwe on Friday ordered the release of a top official of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party after he had been locked up for 11 days on what the MDC called trumped-up charge... Africa,World Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:05:45 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275012,zimbabwean-judge-orders-release-of-another-mdc-official.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274977,south-african-national-parks-to-open-for-world-cup-bookings.html Johannesburg - Anticipating huge demand from hundreds of thousands of fans at next year's football World Cup, South Africa's national parks are set to open their lines for accommodation bookings a year before kick-off. In a twist on the usual event a... Africa,World Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:23:40 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274977,south-african-national-parks-to-open-for-world-cup-bookings.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274944,mugabe-wants-to-reintroduce-zimbabwe-dollar.html Harare - President Robert Mugabe wants to reintroduce the Zimbabwe dollar, which was taken out of circulation four months ago after it lost nearly all its value, according to state media Friday. The US dollar and the South African rand were declared ... Africa,World Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:11:44 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274944,mugabe-wants-to-reintroduce-zimbabwe-dollar.html