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  1. Pirates Release German Ship's 4 Crew Members

    Sat, 25 May 2013

    company says four crew members from one of its vessels have been released a month after being kidnapped by pirates off Equatorial Guinea 's coast. Leonhardt and Blumberg says the container ship's crew members— including Ukrainian, Russian and Kiribati

  2. 9 Activists Arrested in Equatorial Guinea

    Wed, 15 May 2013

    A human rights group says authorities in Equatorial Guinea have arrested nine activists before this month's demonstration for Wednesday because authorities in Equatorial Guinea had refused to register a new opposition political

  3. Activists Raise Alarm About E. Guinea Elections

    Mon, 13 May 2013

    groups are expressing concern about the fairness of legislative elections taking place later this month in Equatorial Guinea . The tiny country is home to Africa's longest serving strongman, President Teodoro Obiang Nguema. On Monday

  4. Five Olympians Who Won Fame by Losing

    Mon, 30 Jul 2012

    Vancouver. Eric "The Eel" Moussambani This swimmer from Equatorial Guinea rose to fame for his freestyle 100-meter heat time of participated in the Olympics since, he was appointed coach of the Equatorial Guinea national swimming team in March. Hamadou Djibo Issaka

  5. Review: 'Private Empire' takes compelling look at ExxonMobil

    Sun, 1 Jul 2012

    undertaking, especially in nations downright hostile to journalists —Russia, Iraq, Indonesia, Venezuela, Chad, Equatorial Guinea , Saudi Arabia and Nigeria, to mention just some of many. Coll is a veteran of the Washington Post who now serves

  6. The Global Note: What Next for Chen Guangcheng?…The Taliban's Spring…Suu Kyi's Moment

    Wed, 2 May 2012

    killing 15 civilians and injuring several dozen more, according to the United Nations. From Angola to Chad, Nigeria to Equatorial Guinea , oil and other natural resources have been more bane than blessing, generating conflicts and corruption while millions

News

  1. The Global Note: Inside Homs…Assad's Wife…Saudi Women…Happy Birthday, Charles Dickens

    Tue, 7 Feb 2012

    luxury cars. The families of Gabon's leader Ali Bongo, Congo-Brazzaville's leader Denis Sassou-Nguesso, and Equatorial Guinea 's President Teodoro Obiang are believed to have assets worth $210 million in France. ABC News reported last year the

  2. Smooth Criminal? DOJ Wants Michael Jackson's Glove From Dictator's Son

    Tue, 25 Oct 2011

    million in assets from the son of Equatorial Guinea dictator Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo that by law belong to the people of Equatorial Guinea . In separate auctions in July and Foreign Corruption Officials at the Equatorial Guinea embassy in the U.S. did not immediately

  3. The Note: Eyes On Iowa: In Search Of 'Fire In The Belly' In The 2012 Field

    Fri, 25 Mar 2011

    because of the firm's work on behalf of such clients as Yemen, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the Central African nation of Equatorial Guinea , say former employees. ‘I just have trouble working with despotic dictators killing their own people

  4. Concerns Arise Over U.S. Relations with New Egypt

    Sat, 12 Feb 2011

    descent into violence, disorder and lawlessness, according to The Associated Press. The state-controlled media in Equatorial Guinea , where coup leader Teodoro Obiang has held power since 1979, was ordered not to report on any of the happenings in Egypt

  5. Top 10 Places to Be Called "Mom!"

    Wed, 15 Dec 2010

    New Zealand 7. Finland 8. Netherlands 9. Belgium 10. Germany Where In the World Is Best for Moms? Worst Places 151. Equatorial Guinea 152. Eritrea 153. Sudan 154. Mali 155. DR Congo 156. Yemen 157. Guinea-Bissau 158. Chad 159. Niger 160. Afghanistan

  6. Worm Eats Man's Retina: 9 Terrible Parasites

    Wed, 22 Sep 2010

    Doctors learned he recently returned from a trip to Central and South America. But they realized it was a trip he made to Equatorial Guinea in Central Africa two years earlier on which he got the infection. For the previous 18 months, the Loa loa worm or Loaiasis

  7. What's Eating You? 8 Terrible Parasites

    Thu, 10 Jun 2010

    Doctors learned he recently returned from a trip to Central and South America. But they realized it was a trip he made to Equatorial Guinea in Central Africa two years earlier on which he got the infection. For the previous 18 months, the Loa loa worm or Loaiasis

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  1. PHOTO: Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo

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