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As middle class grows, global brands hit Nigeria

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 6th

By JON GAMBRELLAssociated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Inside this 1950s-style American diner, waitresses softly sing along to Aretha Franklin as they sling hamburgers and whip up milkshakes. The jukebox belts out Ritchie Valens as a customer wearing a Muslim prayer cap and flowing blue robes ambles

As middle class grows, global brands hit Nigeria

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 6th

Thailand's prime minister vows to end ivory trade

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 3rd

By TODD PITMANAssociated Press BANGKOK (AP) - Facing the possibility of sanctions, Thailand's prime minister vowed for the first time Sunday to work toward ending her country's trade in ivory. But she gave no timeline for implementing a domestic ban, and conservationists warned that the

Ahead of CITES, pressure to ban Thai ivory trade

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 2nd

By TODD PITMANAssociated Press BANGKOK (AP) - You can buy it freely in urban markets and rural stalls set up at elephant shows in Thailand every day: ivory, carved into everything from intricate statuettes of the pachyderm-headed Hindu deity Ganesh that go for more than $1,000 a piece to tiny tusk

Charles Taylor appeals war crimes conviction

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 22nd

By MIKE CORDERAssociated Press LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands (AP) - Prosecutors urged judges Tuesday to reject former Liberian President Charles Taylor's appeal against his war crimes conviction and 50-year prison sentence, saying the court should hold "lords of war" as responsible for atrocities

Algeria attack poses fresh security issues

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 21st

By ROBERT BARRAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - The deadly attack on an Algerian natural gas complex will do little to discourage the drive for lucrative energy exploration in northern Africa, experts say, but it is forcing companies to increase security after largely ignoring the risks of operating

US helping but hesitant on Mali intervention

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 17th

By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration has declared it cannot accept new terrorist sanctuaries in Mali or anywhere else and has promised to support French and African efforts to restore security. Yet after almost a year of disorder in the West African nation,