By Alex Dobuzinskis
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - R&B singer Chris Brown pleaded guilty on Monday to assaulting his former girlfriend, pop star Rihanna, in an agreement with prosecutors that calls for him to spend five years of probation and attend courses on domestic violence.
Brown, singer of the hits “Run It” and “Kiss Kiss,” will be formally [...]

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By Alexander Panetta, The Canadian Press
Liberal Justin Trudeau rises to open the debate on his first motion as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa Wednesday Feb. 25, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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OTTAWA - Disturbing. Disappointing. Harmful. Infuriating.
These are just some of the adjectives used by rookie [...]

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Former UN secretary Dr Kofi Annan is blocking justice to Kenyans
By Edy Ochang’
Consideration of a bill to create a tribunal to try the alleged perpetrators of post-election violence in Kenya is highly not practical. The sending of the suspects to the International Criminal Court in The Hague is the only affective and impartial means for [...]

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Prime Minister Raila Odinga with his Somalia counterpart Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmake in a joint press conference at his Treasury Building office in Nairobi June 22, 2009. Photo/CHRIS OJOW
By PETER LEFTIE
Prime Minister Raila Odinga Monday hinted at a military solution to the crisis in war-torn Somalia.
At a joint press conference with Somalia Prime Minister [...]

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NYANZA PC LAUDS UK BASED-NGO
By Agwanda Jakorandoh
Nyanza Provincial Commisioner Paul Olando has lauded Omega Foundation through Kenyan Orphans Project for their timely assistance in the education sector within Nyando District.
Speaking during the laying of foundation of Alendu primary school in Kisumu East district at a tune of Sh. 5.6 million sponsored by the organisation,Olando urged [...]

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KAMPALA,
President Yoweri Museveni, Uganda’s long-serving president, has dismissed an opposition call for electoral reform that would block him from standing for another term, a government-owned newspaper reported on Monday.
ritics accuse the former rebel leader, who has ruled Uganda since 1986, of trying to be president-for-life after parliament scrapped term restrictions. The ruling party is rumoured [...]

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