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Fri, 05 Sep 2008
Rourke, Hathaway lead in Venice as US films shine
VENICE, Sept 5 (Reuters) - A late flurry of independent U.S. pictures at the Venice film festival has blown the competition wide open ahead of the awards ceremony on Saturday. Fri, 05 Sep 2008
Somali guns, inflation worsen Ramadan hunger pangs
MOGADISHU, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Sitting cross-legged with her four famished children, 30-year-old Nasteha Hussein says inflation and insecurity in the Somali capital have made the mandatory fast in the Muslim holy month a difficult affair. Thu, 04 Sep 2008
Conflict, cartoon, Hathaway lead Venice film charge
VENICE, Sept 5 (Reuters Life!) - A hand-drawn Japanese cartoon, the tale of a clash between native Indians and white settlers in Brazil and a portrayal of Ethiopia's bloody past are favourites to win the Venice film festival's top prize on Saturday. Thu, 04 Sep 2008
Ethiopia celebrates as obelisk is unveiled in Axum
AXUM, Ethiopia (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Ethiopians cheered on Thursday as a 1,700-year-old giant stone obelisk taken to Italy by fascist invaders in the 1930s was restored to its historic site in an ancient northern town. Wed, 03 Sep 2008
Explosion kills three in Ethiopian bar
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - A blast at a bar in the Ethiopian capital has killed three and wounded 12 others on Wednesday, an eye witness told Reuters. |
