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Two French aid workers kidnapped in the Central African Republic
Two French aid workers from the NGO Triangle were kidnapped overnight from Sunday to Monday in the north-east of the Central African Republic, Mahamat Salah Amadou Birao, Bangui's vice-consul in Darfur, Sudan told AFP.
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Sébastian SEIBT
WAR CRIMES TRIAL
The murderous face of 'Ethnic Cleansing' at Srebrenica
Over five days in July 1995, 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys, separated from their womenfolk, were butchered in what should have been the safe haven of Srebrenica, allegedly on the orders of Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic.
GERMAN ELECTIONS 2009
Mission coalition
Angela Merkel and the CDU are leading in the latest opinion polls, but who will they form a coalition with? Political analysts are currently at a loss to forecast what the post-election coalition backroom wheeling and dealing will result in.
TECHNOLOGY
The Beatles, Steve Jobs and Apple's Magical Mystery event
On Tuesday, Apple holds its annual end-of-summer event. As usual, the subjects, announcements and star appearances are under the tightest of wraps, sending the media rumour mill into overdrive.
INTERNET
Microsoft apologises for ‘racist’ Photoshopped ad
Microsoft was forced into an embarrassing apology after a website caught it "Photoshopping" a picture for its Polish website, replacing a black man with a white one.
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RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Chaos reigns in the North Caucasus
Instability in the North Caucasian republics of Dagestan, Ingushetia and Chechnya is intensifying. Violence and corruption are endemic, and Moscow is struggling to maintain a grip on the Russian Federation's restive southern republics.
INTERNET
Google gives search engine a 'Caffeine' boost
Internet giant Google has launched the test version of its new search engine, dubbed Caffeine. Though there is no major change to the interface, Google hopes it will help it retain its edge over a new breed of challengers.
INTERNET
Facebook acquires tiny networking site Friendfeed
Facebook has acquried Friendfeed, a social networking site with a staff of only 12 and a user base of only one million. Some say the move was designed largely to poach the employees and their technological prowess.
AUTO INDUSTRY
GM and eBay team up to sell new cars online
US auto manufacturing giant GM put 20,000 new vehicles up for auction on the popular e-commerce website, eBay, offering models that are so far only available in California – but will eventually be on sale to the whole of the United States.
GEORGIA - RUSSIA
‘People do not feel safe’
Amnesty International published a report on the situation in Georgia one year on after the devastating conflict. Natalia Nozadze, South Caucasus researcher for the organisation, says 30,000 Georgians are still displaced due to the war.
AUTO INDUSTRY
Porsche chief resigns as tie-up with VW approaches
Porsche has announced the resignation of its chairman Wendelin Wiederking with 'immediate effect'. Wiederking is set to receive a severance package worth 50 million euros. Separately, the automaker has received the go-ahead for the Qatar deal.
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