President Paul Biya has blamed the opposition for violence which has left at least seven dead in Cameroon.

 
Protests, sparked by a fuel price rise, continued despite a government decision to scale back the increase.
Police tear gassed stone-throwing youths in the capital, Yaounde, who had set up burning barricades.
Correspondents say protesters are also angry about suggestions President Biya might amend the constitution to try to extend his 25 years in power.
In a [...]

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Rockets Prepare for Life Without Yao,,

HOUSTON – The Rockets will have to maintain their postseason push without their All-Star center.
Yao Ming will miss the remainder of the season and a potential playoff run with a stress fracture in his left foot, Houston general manager Daryl Morey revealed on Tuesday.
The Rockets’ six-time All-Star is expected to be sidelined about four months [...]

Key Clinton backer moves to Obama

  
Hillary Clinton has lost a prominent black supporter, Democratic Congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis, to her rival Barack Obama.
The defection comes the day after the two main Democratic presidential candidates clashed in a TV debate.
Neither candidate landed a killer blow, but correspondents say Mrs Clinton failed to stop Mr Obama’s momentum.
Mrs Clinton [...]

Boro goo through

 
 
Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate:
“We had plenty of chances to win it, but the longer it went on the more it looked like it was going to penalties.”But we have shown a lot of heart and character this season and we showed that again. Everyone left in the last eight of the FA Cup will think [...]

Injured Eduardo leaves hospital

Arsenal striker Eduardo has been released from hospital four days after undergoing surgery on a horrific leg injury on Saturday.
The 25-year-old suffered a fractured left fibula and an open dislocation of his left ankle after a tackle by Birmingham’s Martin Taylor.
Eduardo will have his leg in plaster for the next six to eight weeks [...]

Tanzania President to Meet Both Sides in Kenya Today Over Suspended Talks

The leader of Kenya’s main opposition Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Raila Odinga is expected to meet Tanzania’s President Jakaya Kikwete today (Wednesday) over the suspended talks between the opposition and the government. This comes after United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice criticized both the opposition and embattled President Mwai Kibaki’s government for failing to [...]

Osama bin London’

 
 
A senior figure in extremist Islamic networks has been convicted of organising al-Qaeda style training camps across Britain.
Mohammed Hamid, a Muslim street preacher, was accused of grooming groups of young men – including the five men convicted of carrying out failed suicide bombings in London on July 21 2005 – to wage jihad abroad.

Mr Hamid [...]

Householders are clearing up and assessing the damage in the aftermath of the biggest earthquake in the UK for nearly 25 years

 
Insurance experts said claims for structural damage and broken belongings were set to run into tens of millions of pounds.
People across the UK reported feeling the tremor just before 0100 GMT.
The epicentre of the 5.2 magnitude quake was near Market Rasen in Lincolnshire.
The British Geological Survey (BGS) said it had received reports of people [...]

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