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Increase in cocoa prices could see cost of chocolate rise
Cocoa prices shot up this week after the Ivory Coast said it was contemplating an export ban.
Roar power beats snappy ambush
Three lionesses pounced on a crocodile - and a tourist caught it all on camera.
France backed wrong horse in Tunisia
The French Government may have made a major error of judgment by helping Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali stay in power for so long.
Tunisian clashes claim 14 lives
Fourteen civilians have been killed in clashes with Tunisian police.
Ballot in Sudan for a new beginning
Southern Sudan looks to have voted for secession from the Arab-led north of the country.
Bomb kills seven in Egypt church attack
A car exploded in front of a Coptic Christian church as worshippers emerged from a New Year's Mass in the Egyptian city of Alexandria early Saturday, killing at least seven people, officials said.
Extradition request for wanted man
A formal extradition request has been made to the Kenyan Government for a man accused of the alleged attempted murder of his estranged wife and the murder of her friend in Christchurch last year.
Solar power frees thousands from risks of search for water
"We used to have regular cases of water-related disease, including diarrhoea and typhoid, but that's a thing of the past."