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This is a long but very interesting read. Check it out! THE AGE OF THE DRAGON China's Conquest of Africa By Andreas Lorenz and Thilo Thielke China is conquering Africa as it becomes the preferred trading partner of the continent's dictators. Beijing is buying up Africa's abundant natural...

The Game To Leave The Game? By Remmie Fresh Date: 5/30/2007 2:40 pm Is The Game about to step away from the rap game? The firey Compton rapper claims that his third album will be the last installment of his career as a rapper, in a recent taping for QD3's Beef IV. The rapper didn't expound...

What happened to him? Ever since I first heard him on C-Bo's One Life 2 Live, I was waitin for his solo. Then when I picked up Garden Blocc Ridaz, they had a pic of his solo album "It's All About Me" in the booklet. Whatever happened to that? Was it released? Also what happened to Lil Spade...

AFRICA'S UNFAIR BATTLE The West's Poverty Subsidies By Michaela Schiessl Farmers in Kenya, Burkina Faso and Senegal used to be able to make ends meet. Today they have trouble selling their goods because of subsidized exports from industrial nations that are sold in Africa at dumping prices...

DAIMLERCHRYSLER SELLS US SUBSIDIARY Cerberus Buys Controlling Stake in Chrysler DaimlerChrysler has been trying to rid itself of its loss-making US subsidiary for months. Now it has finally struck a deal with Cerberus Capital Management. DaimlerChrysler has announced that it is to sell its US...

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TREASURE HUNTERS, ART DEALERS AND SWINDLERS The Mystery of the 'Nazi Holy Grail' By Sven Röbel A mysterious golden pot discovered in a Bavarian lake in 2001 has been the focus of interest for archaeologists, art dealers -- and now the German and Swiss police. Its convoluted history involves...

RAIDERS OF THE LOST CODEX Scholars Piece Together Ancient Bible By Matthias Schulz Parts of the 1,600-year-old Codex Sinaiticus -- which includes the world's earliest complete New Testament -- are scattered between Leipzig, London and St. Petersburg. Now researchers want to digitize the...

BACK FROM GUANTANAMO Ex-Taliban Official Calls for Unity Government in Afghanistan By Olaf Ihlau in Kabul Mullah Abdul Salam Zaeef, the former Taliban ambassador to Pakistan, has been released from Guantanamo. Though under close observation by the government, he's already creating a stir in...

SLIDING TOWARDS CONSERVATIVE ISLAM Indonesia's Secular State under Siege By Jürgen Kremb Indonesia is a nominally secular democracy. But the influence of conservative Islam is gaining in the world's biggest Muslim country. A further step away from tolerance may be just around the corner. It...

"You say you a G, started banging in 2003 / let's see, that's like 20 years after me" Dresta Da Gangsta is back on Dubcnn to speak the truth, and he didn't come alone: He brought his partner in crime BG Knocc Out with him, along with Young Maylay, Young Dre The Truth, Killa Polk, and Compton...

LONDON, April 2 (IranMania) - New video on Iranian government-run TV networks Sunday showed two of the 15 British detainees being held in Iran, CNN reported. The brief clips showed two men, one at a time, standing in front of a map. The first man, who does not appear to identify himself, points...

SPIEGEL INTERVIEW WITH IRAN'S FOREIGN MINISTER 'We Warned the United States' Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, 53, discusses efforts to resolve the conflict over Tehran's nuclear program, his country's right to resist and its offer to help bring peace to Iraq. SPIEGEL: Mr...

Suge Knight Wants To Close Up Shop At Death Row? Saturday - March 10, 2007 The death of a dynasty may be coming real soon, and that dynasty is Death Row Records. According to NYPost.com, 42-year-old Marion "Suge" Knight said in a recent interview with Page Six that he's ready to close up shop...

THE QUACK IN GAMBIA African Despot 'Cures' AIDS By Marco Evers The president of Gambia is causing a stir with his claim to be able to cure AIDS. Hardly anyone in the country dares challenge him and, unfortunately, many actually believe him. It's hard to make a name for yourself as a tyrant in...

USING DIPLOMACY RATHER THAN THREATS Washington Takes a Chance on Tehran By Georg Mascolo and Bernhard Zand Good news from the war zone: Syria and Iran -- both countries that have shown little interest so far in relieving tensions in Iraq -- will take part in a conference in Baghdad this...

VIOLENCE IN RIO DE JANEIRO Child Soldiers in the Drug Wars By Jens Glusing They have barely reached puberty, but already Rio's teenagers have picked up weapons to fight in the ongoing drug wars. Brazilian gangs prefer using children to do their dirty work -- their prison sentences are...

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TALIBAN LEADER MULLAH DADULLAH The Star of Afghanistan's Jihad By Matthias Gebauer in Peshawar, Pakistan The Taliban are gearing up for their "spring offensive" in Afghanistan. A series of brutal propaganda films is heralding thousands of suicide attacks. And the Taliban have a new...

RED CHINA, INC. Does Communism Work After All? By Andreas Lorenz and Wieland Wagner China is securing an ever-bigger share of the world market with the methods of a planned economy. Competitors and economists alike are astounded by the country's seemingly unstoppable march to becoming a global...