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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she will seek help from Saudi Arabia in trying to stabilize the situation in Iraq. Rice left on a trip to the Middle East on Sunday.

Is this a good move? Read the article.

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Nigeria has declared 'three days of national mourning' after a miltary plane crashed in the west African country. Ten of the 12 dead were generals in the nigerian army.

The plane was carrying 18 people. This is the third deadly plane crash in Nigeria within two years, taking the death toll of recent air fatalities to several hundred. Get more on the tragedy.

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The International Monetary Fund is recommending that Jamaica loses its money-losing, state-run airline, Air Jamaica. According to the organization the island should place its efforts on tourism and other investments that can generate real revenue for the island. For many Jamaicans, the airline, which transports about half of the passengers traveling to the Caribbean island, is a symbol of national pride.

The Jamaican Gleaner Weighs In

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The legacy of Apartheid rears its ugly head in south Africa. The BBC writes, "Apartheid-era biological weapons chief Dr Wouter Basson is still being paid by South Africa's army seven years after he was suspended and put on trial.

Top army officials have been meeting after reports the man dubbed "Dr Death" has been receiving R50,000 ($6,800, £3,600) a month without doing any work.

He faced 67 charges in court after horrific testimony in the 1990s at Truth and Reconciliation hearings. 

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Hurricane Florence is gathering strenth around Bermuda. How much damage will it do? Watch Video

Have you ever survived a hurriacane. Tell us what happened?

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Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Patrick Manning says the United States is "studiously ignoring" the Caribbean because it is preoccupied with problems in the Middle East. He said even though drug dealers operating out of South America are funneling increased amounts of drugs through the region to the United States, American authorities have closed their eyes to the problem. Last week, a U.S government offical visiting the Caribbean says it's not true.

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Memphis-Born jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater, who currently lives in Paris, is undertaking an afro-jazz musical fusion project in the musically diverse West African country of Mali. Comparing the red of the earth of Mali to that of Tennessee, Bridgewater considers her trip a musical journey to her African heritage.

From renowned native heavyweights like Salif Keita and Habib Koite to Boubacar Traore, the country has a rich musical tradition that dates back to griots and other folk singers, most deft vocalists or masters of string music instrumentation.

Get the Details of Bridgewater's African trip.

Plus: Get More on Bridgewater on AOL Music

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 A wealthy Kenyan ranch owner from one of the East African country's well-to-do white families is in jail following the murder of two black Kenyans.   The two murders, both within the last year, is stirring old racial tensions in the country where the British ruled until 1963. Get the Whole Story

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Homosexuality in Africa keeps making headlines. Earlier this year, a Camerounian newspaper outed high-ranking officials in the West African country's government causing a huge controversy.

Then, last week, the Ghanaian government banned an international conference organized by local gays, calling the budding gay movement "illegal."

The Ghanaian government stressed that homosexuality is "punishable by imprisonment" in the west African country. Do you think the gay movement can take root in Africa where overall sexuality is generally still only very carefully discussed in public?

Read More About Ghana's Gay Issues

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... things seem to be getting worse. Armed gangs are nothing new in the island nation. There are criminal ones robbing and murdering and political groups, strong-arming citizens to support their causes or candidates.

But it seems, they're getting even more out of control as they, this week, defy president Rene Preval's mandate that they disarm or risk getting killed. In fact, they are openly confronting UN peacekeepers, threatening increased conflict. "As long as (UN troops) keep attacking, we are not going to lay down our weapons," said gang leader Amaral Duclona.

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