Italy's Race Problem...First Black Italian minister seeks cultural change
Category: International Written by Associated Press

by Nicole Winfied
ROME (AP) — Italy's first Black Cabinet minister, targeted by racist slurs following her appointment last week, said Friday that Italians aren't racist but that some are merely ignorant of other cultures and the "richness" that immigration can bring.
Last Updated on Sunday, 05 May 2013 17:19
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Castro's niece in Philly for gay rights conference
Category: International Written by Associated Press

by Kathy Matheson
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The niece of Fidel Castro said Friday on a trip to Philadelphia that she believes Cuba and the U.S. will have normal relations one day, but she doesn't know when.
Last Updated on Sunday, 05 May 2013 15:48
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Arab League sweetens Israel-Palestinian peace plan
Category: International Written by Associated Press

Former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni attends a news conference at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem. The Arab League’s decision to sweeten its decade-old proposal offering comprehensive peace with Israel has placed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a bind and swiftly exposed fissures in his new government. "This is a positive announcement," negotiator Tzipi Livni told Channel 10 TV, adding it gave “tail wind” to peace efforts. "At the end you need a direct negotiation between the Israelis and the Palestinians." (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)
by Josef Federman
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Arab League's decision to sweeten its decade-old proposal offering comprehensive peace with Israel has placed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a bind and swiftly exposed fissures in his new government.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 April 2013 15:27
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Africa's sexy tech: Death by innovation?
Category: International Written by CNN

YOUNG INVENTOR--Verone Mankou, the inventor of Africa’s first handheld tablet to rival the iPad, shows his invention, the Way-C.
by Michelle Atagana
Special to CNN
(CNN) -- In today's world of catchy buzzwords, a current favorite is "Africa is rising." Africa's tech scene is a soaring firebird and all the techies on the continent will tell you something game-changing is coming and Africans will build it.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 01 May 2013 17:27
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Raped 5-year-old girl dies in central India
Category: International Written by Associated Press

NEW DELHI (AP) — A 5-year-old girl has died after being raped in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, an official said Tuesday.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 April 2013 10:08
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