Russian, Chinese arms used in Darfur abuse: Amnesty (Reuters) Reuters - Russian and Chinese arms are being used to violate human rights in Darfur region in breach of an "ineffectual" United Nations embargo, Amnesty International said on Thursday. Egypt will not be swayed by aid threat in NGO case: PM (Reuters) Reuters - Egypt said on Wednesday it would not be swayed by threats to aid when probing NGOs over charges they received foreign cash without official approval, a case that has led Washington to warn that $1.3 billion a year of military aid may be at risk. Egypt to deploy soldiers, tanks ahead of strike (Reuters) Reuters - Egypt's ruling generals said Wednesday they would deploy more soldiers and tanks across the country, an announcement seen as a warning to activists planning a national strike on the anniversary of the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak. 6-week-old lone elephant calf dies in Zimbabwe (AP)
Insight: In Sudan, glimpses of an Arab spring (Reuters) Reuters - A few weeks ago, a leading opposition activist sat down in a downtown Khartoum office to talk to a journalist. The young man immediately removed the battery from his cellphone. Sierra Leone ruling party refutes violence claims (AP) AP - Sierra Leone's ruling party says they may use libel and defamation laws to refute claims by the top opposition presidential candidate that the party is provoking violence ahead of November polls. Top general to visit Egypt amid US-Cairo tensions (AP) AP - The Pentagon's top general will visit Egypt for security talks amid tensions over Cairo's move to bring criminal charges against 19 American pro-democracy workers. Russia's Putin condemns "horrible crimes" in Libya (Reuters) Reuters - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday "horrible crimes" were being committed in Libyan cities that supported late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. Reporters locked out of Nigeria's busiest airport (AP) AP - An international watchdog says authorities have shut down a long-standing press center in Nigeria's busiest airport. You can save this news page by submitting it to your favorite sites:
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AP - Conservationists in Zimbabwe said Wednesday round-the-clock efforts to save a baby elephant, separated from his mother on a busy highway, have failed. The six-week-old calf who has been hand fed for three weeks has died, apparently from pneumonia.
