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BBC NEWS | Africa | Ethiopia activists found guilty

BBC NEWS | Africa | Ethiopia activists found guilty : "An Ethiopian court has convicted two anti-poverty activists of inciting violence after the elections in 2005. Daniel Bekele, who works for ActionAid International, and local charity worker Netsanet Demissie could face up to 10 years in prison. The men were acquitted of more serious charges of violating the constitution. They were the last of more than 130 defendants charged in relation to the protests complaining of fraud in polls won by the prime minister's party."

Jazz great Oscar Peterson dies at 82.

Jazz great Oscar Peterson dies at 82 - Yahoo! News : "TORONTO - Oscar Peterson, whose flying fingers, hard-driving swing and melodic improvisations made him one of the world's most famous and influential jazz pianists in a career that spanned seven decades, has died. He was 82."