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Kenyan president declared winner
Special to The TimesIncumbent Mwai Kibaki was declared the winner Sunday of Kenya's presidential election and hastily sworn in despite widespread concern over vote irregularities, sparking riots and tribal violence. As smoke rose over parts of Nairobi, the capital, Kenya'...Tags: Death, Government, Heads of State, Entertainment, Politics
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Challenger off to fast start in Kenya vote
Special to The TimesThe challenger took a strong lead in early results Friday from Kenya's elections, raising the prospect that President Mwai Kibaki would become the first incumbent here and one of the few anywhere in sub-Saharan Africa to be voted out of office. KTN...Tags: Mwai Kibaki, Elections, Government, Heads of State, National Government
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Kenya tourism hurt by election protests
Mombasa, Kenya Amel Blouza came to Kenya expecting a holiday on white beaches and a safari with a chance to view elephants -- or perhaps giraffes lumbering across the picture-perfect savannah. Instead, she hasn't left her hotel. She is too scared to...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Commuting, Forests, Elephant (animal), Elections
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A Sister's Sacrifice
Times Staff WriterShe might have spent her life peddling secondhand clothes on muddy streets along the hyacinth-choked shores of Lake Victoria. She might have been given away in an arranged marriage. Or she might have died already, like one of her sisters. Instead, she...Tags: Death, Personal Service, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Science and Technology
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'The Constant Gardener'
Times Staff WriterJohn Le Carré has been a writer of literate thrillers almost as long as Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles has been alive. He is a master novelist of the traditional school, while Meirelles, witness his Oscar-nominated "City of God," has a jumpy, edgy,...Tags: Bill Nighy, Death, Movies, Ralph Fiennes, Danny Huston
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Travel tips, trips and deals
Photo safari in Kenya Combine unforgettable wildlife, the expert guidance of a National Geographic wildlife photographer and luxury accommodations during Fairmont's "Kenya Photo Safari Adventure." Dates: Sept. 1 to 10. Itinerary: Nairobi to Samburu...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Cruise West, Panama, Bars and Clubs, National Parks
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Peering into bin Laden's network
Tribune staff reporterHis mission was simple: Drive a small truck laden with explosives as close as possible to the American Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, then push an electronic trigger that would level the building. Two years of harsh training in Afghanistan camps sharpened...Tags: Defense, Osama bin Laden, Death, Afghanistan, Police Investigations
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2 more confirmed cases; officials try to stem fear
Washington BureauAn assistant to CBS News anchor Dan Rather and a postal worker in New Jersey tested positive for anthrax Thursday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the bioterrorism scare to six, with another New Jersey postal employee strongly believed to have...Tags: Defense, Anthrax, Tom Ridge, Tom Brokaw, Fakes, Hoaxes, and Impostors
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4 get life for '98 terrorist attacks
Tribune national correspondentFollowing poignant pleas from victims to show no mercy, a federal judge Thursday sentenced four associates of Osama bin Laden to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 1998 bombings of U.S. Embassies in East Africa. U.S. District...Tags: Defense, Manhattan (New York City), Death, Osama bin Laden, Afghanistan
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Accord Signed to End Sudan's Civil War
Times Staff WriterNAIROBI, Kenya — After traveling halfway around the world to provide symbolic support to Sudan's peace process, the U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution today to provide political and economic help if Sudan ends its 21-year-long civil war by...Tags: Defense, Trips and Vacations, Death, Civil Rights, Government
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