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Johannesburg, Sep 22 (DPA) Formally announcing his resignation Sunday, South African President Thabo Mbeki rejected allegations that he had interfered in the prosecution of his arch-rival Jacob Zuma and stressed his achievements during nine years in office.

Sydney, Sep 21 (IANS) With 70,000 Hindi speakers in Australia, Indians in the country are demanding that the language and its literature be given the recognition it deserves in educational institutions.

Johannesburg, Sep 20 (DPA) South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) called on President Thabo Mbeki Saturday to resign over evidence of political interference in a case against ANC leader Jacob Zuma.

Nairobi/Juba, Sep 20 (DPA) About 100 militants of the Uganda Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) attacked a military base and three villages in southern Sudan, kidnapping about 50 children, the BBC reported.

Taiyuan (China), Sep 20 (Xinhua) Eight officials in north China's Shanxi province have been detained for negligence following a mine accident that killed 262 people.

Kampala, Sep 20 (Xinhua) A drug designed to reduce the risk of HIV transmission and meant to be taken before unprotected sex is to be tested in Uganda, a media report said Saturday.

Mogadishu, Sep 20 (DPA) Somali Islamist insurgents rained down mortar shells on Mogadishu airport Friday after an African Union peacekeeping plane landed despite warnings against doing so.

Mogadishu, Sep 19 (Xinhua) At least 10 civilians were killed and 15 wounded Friday when they were hit in crossfire between militants and security forces at the airport in the Somali capital, officials said.

Potsdam (Germany), May 28 (DPA) Top EUropean Union experts on climate change briefed indian scientists near Berlin Tuesday on an ambitious programme to 'trade' carbon-dioxide emissions round the globe so as to cut the overall pollution level.