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BBC faces dilemma as anti-Thatcher song tops chart

Opponents of the late Margaret Thatcher are taking a kind of musical revenge on the former prime minister, pushing the song "Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead" up the British charts in a posthumous protest over her polarizing policies.

 

Ethiopians mourn strongman ruler Meles, dead at 57

Thousands of Ethiopians descended on the centre of the capital Addis Ababa on Tuesday to mourn Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, their firm-handed ruler of more than two decades, whose body was flown home after his death in a Brussels hospital at 57.

 

Investigation Sought in Zimbabwe

The prime minister’s party on Saturday called for an investigation into the car crash that injured Morgan Tsvangirai and killed his wife.

 

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