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Amnesty says torture routine in Mauritania

DAKAR (Reuters) - Mauritanian security forces routinely torture detainees, using electric shocks, burns and sexual violence, and this has increased since a military coup in August, Amnesty International said on Wednesday. The human rights watchdog ...

From DANIEL MAGNOWSKI, Boston Globe,  2 Dec 2008
Related Topics: Al-Qaeda,  World Bank

"Cursed" Congo still shocks and fascinates

DAKAR (Reuters) - Reports of massacres, rapes, looting and child soldiers have put Democratic Republic of Congo back on the world news agenda this month as Tutsi rebels battled government troops and militias in the east. The fighting may be new, but ...

From DANIEL MAGNOWSKI, Boston Globe,  21 Nov 2008
Related Topics: Joseph Conrad,  Laurent Nkunda,  UNICEF,  U N Security Council,  Henry Morton Stanley

Mauritania PM vows to fight for president's return

NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - Mauritania's prime minister vowed on Monday to lead a peaceful struggle to restore the country's deposed president and France said it was suspending aid to the West Africa country. Prime Minister Yahya Ould Ahmed El Waghef was ...

From DANIEL MAGNOWSKI, Boston Globe,  11 Aug 2008

Defiant junta to form new Mauritanian government

NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - Mauritania's coup leaders have announced they will appoint a government to run the country until new elections, defying international demands to reinstate the first democratically elected president. Soldiers in the northwest ...

From DANIEL MAGNOWSKI AND HACHEM SIDI SALEM, Boston Globe,  8 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Al-Qaeda,  European Union,  United Nations

Aluminum holds steady as prospects seen firm

LONDON Industrial metals aluminum and copper held within ranges in early London trade on Tuesday, as long-term prospects for aluminum looked strong, analysts said. The light metal, used in aircraft and cars, hit a three-month high in the previous ...

From DANIEL MAGNOWSKI, Globe and Mail,  24 Jun 2008
Related Topics: John Kemp

Copper extends gains on Peru strike

LONDON Copper extended recent gains in London on Thursday as a mine strike in Peru sharpened the market's focus on tight supply. The industrial metal, a benchmark commodity contract and popular alternative investment, added $60 (U.S.) or almost 1 per ...

From DANIEL MAGNOWSKI, Globe and Mail,  19 Jun 2008
Related Topics: Commerzbank,  Barclays

Copper prices make a tentative move higher

LONDON Industrial metal copper rose more than 1 per cent in London on Monday, while the premium for metal for nearby delivery rose ahead of a key trading day. Three-months futures in the metal, often considered a good gauge of underlying economic ...

From DANIEL MAGNOWSKI, Globe and Mail,  16 Jun 2008

Nickel extends gains on supply cutback

LONDON Industrial metal nickel extended gains in London Metal Exchange business on Friday as the market focused on supply disruption in Australia. LME nickel for delivery in three months rose $250 to $24,750/24,950 (U.S.) a tonne by 0941 GMT, following ...

From DANIEL MAGNOWSKI, Globe and Mail,  13 Jun 2008
Related Topics: BHP Billiton Limited,  Lehman Brothers,  Barclays

Nickel prices slip on demand worries

LONDON Industrial metal nickel fell more than 2 per cent on the London Metal Exchange on Tuesday as investors worried about slowing demand for stainless steel, its main consuming market. Nickel prices have fallen 10 per cent since the start of the year ...

From DANIEL MAGNOWSKI, Globe and Mail,  27 May 2008
Related Topics: Merrill Lynch,  Daniel Hynes

Copper, aluminum rise 1% on oil, power

LONDON Copper and aluminum rose 1 per cent in early London Metal Exchange business on Thursday, supported by record high oil prices and worries about future supply, analysts said. Copper for delivery in three months, an increasingly popular alternative ...

From DANIEL MAGNOWSKI, Globe and Mail,  22 May 2008
Related Topics: John Kemp

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