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New views in desert culture on fat women
Apr 16 2007 8:08PM (CT)
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) - Mey Mint struggles to carry her weight up the flight of stairs, her thighs shaking with each step. It will take several minutes for the 50-year-old to catch her breath, air hissing painfully in and out of her chest. Her rippling flesh is not the result of careless overeating, though, but rather of a tradition.
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New views in desert culture on fat women
Apr 16 2007 8:08PM (CT)
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) - Mey Mint struggles to carry her weight up the flight of stairs, her thighs shaking with each step. It will take several minutes for the 50-year-old to catch her breath, air hissing painfully in and out of her chest. Her rippling flesh is not the result of careless overeating, though, but rather of a tradition.
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New views in desert culture on fat women
Apr 16 2007 8:08PM (CT)
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) - Mey Mint struggles to carry her weight up the flight of stairs, her thighs shaking with each step. It will take several minutes for the 50-year-old to catch her breath, air hissing painfully in and out of her chest. Her rippling flesh is not the result of careless overeating, though, but rather of a tradition.
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New views in desert culture on fat women
Apr 16 2007 8:08PM (CT)
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) - Mey Mint struggles to carry her weight up the flight of stairs, her thighs shaking with each step. It will take several minutes for the 50-year-old to catch her breath, air hissing painfully in and out of her chest. Her rippling flesh is not the result of careless overeating, though, but rather of a tradition.
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New views in desert culture on fat women
Apr 16 2007 8:08PM (CT)
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) - Mey Mint struggles to carry her weight up the flight of stairs, her thighs shaking with each step. It will take several minutes for the 50-year-old to catch her breath, air hissing painfully in and out of her chest. Her rippling flesh is not the result of careless overeating, though, but rather of a tradition.
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Sudan agrees to let U.N. force in Darfur
Apr 16 2007 7:45PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Sudan agreed Monday to let 3,000 U.N. peacekeepers deploy in Darfur with attack helicopters, opening the door to the first significant U.N. force to help beleaguered African Union soldiers who have been unable to halt the region's four-year war.
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Sudan agrees to let U.N. force in Darfur
Apr 16 2007 7:45PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Sudan agreed Monday to let 3,000 U.N. peacekeepers deploy in Darfur with attack helicopters, opening the door to the first significant U.N. force to help beleaguered African Union soldiers who have been unable to halt the region's four-year war.
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Sudan agrees to let U.N. force in Darfur
Apr 16 2007 7:45PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Sudan agreed Monday to let 3,000 U.N. peacekeepers deploy in Darfur with attack helicopters, opening the door to the first significant U.N. force to help beleaguered African Union soldiers who have been unable to halt the region's four-year war.
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Kenya police question newspaper editors
Apr 16 2007 6:16PM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Police questioned two top editors and two directors of Kenya's oldest newspaper for seven hours Monday about a front-page report that an unnamed Cabinet minister was trying to arrange the assassination of former president Daniel arap Moi's son.
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Kenya police question newspaper editors
Apr 16 2007 6:16PM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Police questioned two top editors and two directors of Kenya's oldest newspaper for seven hours Monday about a front-page report that an unnamed Cabinet minister was trying to arrange the assassination of former president Daniel arap Moi's son.
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Nigerian candidate wins court ruling
Apr 16 2007 4:48PM (CT)
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Nigeria's Supreme Court ruled Monday that the country's vice president, who had fallen out with the president and his powerful party, should be allowed to run for president, throwing the race into disarray only days before the vote.
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Mandela's grandson takes leadership post
Apr 16 2007 12:51PM (CT)
MVEZO, South Africa (AP) - The grandson of former South African President Nelson Mandela on Monday reclaimed a traditional leadership post that Mandela had renounced decades ago to become a lawyer and dedicate his life to fighting apartheid.
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Mandela's grandson takes leadership post
Apr 16 2007 12:51PM (CT)
MVEZO, South Africa (AP) - The grandson of former South African President Nelson Mandela on Monday reclaimed a traditional leadership post that Mandela had renounced decades ago to become a lawyer and dedicate his life to fighting apartheid.
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Sudan approves U.N. support for Darfur
Apr 16 2007 11:16AM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Sudan on Monday approved the deployment of attack helicopters and more than 3,000 U.N. troops, police, and other personnel in Darfur to beef up the 7,000-strong African Union force in the troubled region.
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UK: No more 'war on terror'
Apr 16 2007 6:31AM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - The British government has stopped using the phrase "war on terror" to refer to the struggle against political and religious violence, according to a Cabinet minister's prepared remarks for a Monday speech.
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U.S.: Sudan supports janjaweed
Apr 16 2007 4:58AM (CT)
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - The janjaweed militia, accused of widespread atrocities in Darfur, is actively supported by the Sudanese government, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte said Monday.
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Report: New Darfur agreement signed
Apr 16 2007 4:05AM (CT)
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Sudan has signed a joint agreement with the United Nations and the African Union that defines their respective roles in Darfur, the official Saudi news agency reported on Sunday.
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Madonna visits Malawi
Apr 16 2007 3:14AM (CT)
LILONGWE, Malawi (AP) - Madonna arrived in Malawi with the son she is in the process of adopting on Monday, apparently planning to visit orphanages and care centers she is involved in.
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