Namibia slams poaching claims in Mexico elephants export Jun 8th, 2012 - 20:30h (CET +01.00) Namibia slammed reports Friday that it had exported nine orphaned elephants to Mexico, angrily denying the claims that sparked outrage in a nation proud of its conservation record. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : namibia, slams, poaching, claims, mexico, elephants, export, Top Keywords

Namibia sponge fossils are world's first animals: study Feb 6th, 2012 - 21:50h (CET +01.00) Scientists digging in a Namibian national park have uncovered sponge-like fossils they say are the first animals, a discovery that would push the emergence of animal life back millions of years. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : namibia, sponge, fossils, world's, first, animals, study, Top Keywords

Namibia sponge fossils 'are world's first animals' Feb 6th, 2012 - 17:20h (CET +01.00) Scientists digging in a Namibian national park have uncovered sponge-like fossils they say are the first animals, a discovery that would push the emergence of animal life back millions of years. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : namibia, sponge, fossils, 'are, world's, first, animals', Top Keywords

German museum returning Namibian skulls Sep 30th, 2011 - 15:00h (CET +01.00) Namibian tribal leaders were taking possession Friday of the skulls of 20 of their countrymen, taken by German colonial forces more than a century ago for racial experiments. (Source: AP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : german, museum, returning, namibian, skulls, first, animals', Top Keywords

King Mswati lll of Swaziland gives a helping hand to Namibia's ... Jun 12th, 2011 - 17:50h (CET +01.00) (AFP) - King Mswati lll of Swaziland gives a helping hand to Namibia's President Hifikepunye Pohamba (centre-left) as South Africa's Jacob Zuma puts out his hand (right) at the opening of an Africa meeting. African leaders have launched talks... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : king, mswati, swaziland, gives, helping, hand, namibia, Top Keywords

**CORRECTS LOCATION OF TWINS BIRTH TO NICE FRANCE NOT NAMIBIA** ... Dec 28th, 2010 - 16:50h (CET +01.00) (AP) - **CORRECTS LOCATION OF TWINS BIRTH TO NICE FRANCE NOT NAMIBIA** In this photo taken Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010 Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt do Christmas shopping at a mall in Windhoek, Namibia . Jolie gave birth to twins two years ago in Nice, Fr... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : **corrects, location, twins, birth, nice, france, namibia**, Top Keywords

Church bells ring at noon in the heart of Namibia's sleepy ... Oct 15th, 2010 - 08:30h (CET +01.00) (AFP/File) - Church bells ring at noon in the heart of Namibia's sleepy capital Windhoek. Automatically people glance at their watches which show 12 o'clock on the dot, the bells still precise 100 years after the church was built as an emblem... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : church, bells, ring, noon, heart, namibia, sleepy, Top Keywords

Namibia's President Hifikepunye Pohamba arrives at the airport ... Jul 23rd, 2010 - 21:10h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Namibia's President Hifikepunye Pohamba arrives at the airport in Entebbe 42km (25 miles) south of Uganda's capital Kampala, July 23, 2010. More than 30 African heads of state will gather in Uganda for their bi-annual African Unio... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : namibia, president, hifikepunye, pohamba, arrives, airport, sleepy, Top Keywords

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) shakes hands with Namibian ... May 20th, 2010 - 15:00h (CET +01.00) (AFP/POOL) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) shakes hands with Namibian counterpart Hifikepunye Pohamba at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 20. Russia and Namibia on Thursday signed an agreement on exploration and production of uranium which could ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : russian, president, dmitry, medvedev, shakes, hands, namibian, Top Keywords

Namibia's President Hifikepunye Pohamba (L) shakes hands ... Aug 31st, 2009 - 09:10h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Namibia's President Hifikepunye Pohamba (L) shakes hands with his Indian counterpart Pratibha Patil as his wife Penexupifo Pohamba (C) watches during the ceremonial reception at the presidential palace in New Delhi August 31, 2009. Po... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : namibia, president, hifikepunye, pohamba, shakes, hands, namibian, Top Keywords