Many would recall the contentious elections in 2004 that brought Nigeria's current President Umaru Yar'Adua into office.

An exploration by a correspondent for The Guardian of lives on both sides of the West Bank barrier built by Israel, which means security for some and to others is means of undoing their future - part two: the Palestinian village of Jayyus.

An exploration by a correspondent for The Guardian of lives on both sides of the West Bank barrier built by Israel, which means security for some and to others is means of undoing their future - part one: Israeli settler, Alfe Menashe.

Fekrat works from a small office in West Kabul, his laptop powered by a car battery that sucks up city electricity while it's on so he can work when the power is off. Fekrat founded the Association of Afghan Blog Writers

Ambassador: About 200 people in compound in troubled country's capital

With little rain, crops in Uganda have died leaving nearly a million Ugandans without food. Soaring energy and food prices mean that it's difficult for aid agencies to buy enough food to deal with the hunger crisis.

<p>Giesecke &amp; Devrient GmbH said...it had stopped deliveries to the African nation's central bank due to pressure from the government, European Union and United Nations. </p>

<p>The United Nations proposed a $10 billion global fund to help poor countries cope with natural disasters the world body said were occurring with ever more frequency and ferocity.</p>

<p>The struggle isn't over but the military appears to have the upper hand</p>

<p>Lebanese said to have led training camps; Iran seen as waging proxy war</p>