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RDP and RP coalition

A new era dawned for political co-operation in Namibia today with the announcement that the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) and the Republican Party (RP) have started a process of unification.

BP oil well 'poses no further risk', Allen says

BBC News

The BP well which spilled 206m gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico poses no further risk to the environment, says the US official leading the clean-up.

Flash floods possible in Mexico, Texas as Hermine moves inland

(CNN) -- Tropical Storm Hermine is expected to cross into Texas on Tuesday after striking the Mexican coast about 40 miles south of the U.S.

CNN's Sean Morris and Dave Alsup contributed to this report.

South Africa schools to reopen after strike

By the CNN Wire Staff

Johannesburg, South Africa -- Schools in South Africa will reopen Tuesday after unions representing more than 1.3 million workers in the country suspended a three-week-old strike that has crippled hos