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An HIV-positive Kenyan woman has won US$35,000 in a landmark ruling against her employer for unfair dismissal.

The US senate has passed a bill to shield telephone companies that helped in the White House\'s controversial warrantless wiretaps programme.

Kenya’s finance minister resigned after being named in a corruption scandal which threatened to damage the nation’s fragile new unity government.

Ecuador\'s government has seized two private TV stations in a long-running dispute over debts.

The Church of England\'s ruling body, the General Synod is to vote later on the conditions under which women may be consecrated as bishops.

The first regular direct flight from mainland China to Taiwan for nearly 60 years has landed at Taipei\'s airport.

The pressure is mounting for Kenya Finance Minister, Amos Kimunya to resign following allegations of fraud.

Zimbabwe\'s opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has rejected forming a unity government if he is not recognised as the winner of presidential elections.

The authorities in Iraq said security contractors working in the country would no longer receive immunity from prosecution in that nation under a deal being brokered by Iraqi and US officials.

Iraq has begun the process of opening up its oil industry to foreign investment in an effort to boost output of the country\'s key income earner.

Firefighters in Northern California are still struggling to contain more than 1,000 wildfires that have been burning for more than a week.

Firefighters in Northern California are still struggling to contain more than 1,000 wildfires that have been burning for more than a week.