LONDON, Thursday, 16-Oct-2008 01:17:36 GMT

AFRICA: Top news stories from the BBC ANC heavyweight joins rebellion The ex-premier of South Africa's Gauteng state resigns from the ruling ANC to join those calling for a new party. High food costs 'a global burden' Almost two-thirds of people in 26 countries say higher food and energy prices have affected them "a great deal", a BBC report finds. OTHER TOP NEWS STORIES IN THIS SECTION Ugandans ban female circumcision 'End in sight' for Zimbabwe talks Shell to appeal Nigerian eviction Sweet pill tackles child malaria Somalis storm pirate-held vessel AFRICA: Other news stories Top 3 Colon Detox Cleanses Reviewed... Ad - www.ColonReview.com Kenyan Health Officials Announce New Rules for Pediatric HIV/AIDS Testing... Kaiser Network.org Citing Abuse of Assistance Program, Malawian Government Suspends Extra Monthly Payments to HIV-Positive Civil Employees... Kaiser Network.org Africa to receive 10,000 francophone dictionaries... Panapress.com Nigerian Government Plans Week To Encourage Citizens To Receive HIV Tests, Official Announces... Kaiser Network.org Global HIV/AIDS Vaccine Conference in South Africa To Seek New Strategies Against Disease... Kaiser Network.org Rabbits to be culled at Mandela's former prison... ABC Online Kenya investigation accuses politicians of 'orchestrating' violence... Telegraph Day two of Zimbabwe talks ends on positive note... SABC African Queen Mines Ltd. Commences Trading... Houston Chronicle Zimbabwe thrash Canada in Twenty20 cricket play-off... Zimbabwe Herald China's rise or US fall means little to Africa... Ein News How value addition can change Africa... Zimbabwe Herald Little Progress Seen by Zimbabweans a Month After Power-Sharing Agreement Nigerian Graft Probe Clears Former President And 31 Governors US Seeks Cooperation with China in Africa REPORTS BY REGION EAST AFRICAmore WEST AFRICAmore Kenya Commission Recommends... VOA News Nigerian Graft Probe Clears Former President And 31 Governors US Seeks Cooperation with China in Africa REPORTS BY REGION EAST AFRICAmore WEST AFRICAmore Kenya Commission Recommends Tribunal for Post-Election Violence UN Agency Warns Not to Forget Food Cr... VOA News Kenya Commission Recommends Tribunal for Post-Election Violence... VOA News Z$50,000 Bank Notes Said To Ease Zimbabwe Cash Shortages... VOA News India, Brazil, South Africa Slam Rich Countries for Financial Crisis... VOA News Marathon announces Dione discovery in deepwater Angola Block 31... Oil Online Former S.African provincial head joins ANC rebels... Yahoo! Canada "History being made" as Zimbabwe deal nears: MDC... Yahoo! Canada Polio could be wiped out in Nigeria thanks to improved vaccine, says study... Genetic Engineering News Mugabe 'close' to rescuing deal... ITN Africa: Voodoo puts a spell on Aussies... Brisbane Courier-Mail Gunmen attack Nigerian navy near key oil, gas plants... Forbes.com History Being Made as Zimbabwe Deal Nears, MDC Says... Epoch Times African Queen Mines Ltd. Commences Trading... The Northern Miner Nigerian navy attacked by gunmen... ONE News Brazil Petrobras Confirms Deepwater Oil Find In Angola... Morningstar.com Zambia Revenue Authority launches new e-banking collection service... EPaymentsnews Network Infrastructure Is Crucial to African Development... America.gov