Egypt and Germany are fighting over the bust of Nefertiti. The bust of Queen Nefertiti* of Egypt is seen at Berlin's Museum Island's Old Museum in 2005. Egypt on Sunday threatened to ban future displays of its ancient artifacts in Germany if Berlin refuses to return a 3,400-year-old bust of Queen Nefertiti for a temporary exhibition. [Read more about Nefertiti bust dispute over at Yahoo] *Nefertiti was the wife of Pharaoh Akhenaton, remembered for having switched his kingdom to monotheism with the worship of one sun god, Aton.
According to several media sources the elections in Nigeria is turning deadly. Elections posters of presidential candidate and Nigeria's Vice-President Atiku Abubakar are seen on a wall in Lagos, April 16, 2007. The Nigerian Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the official electoral body cannot disqualify candidates, clearing the way for a late bid by Abubakar in Saturday's presidential election. [Read more about Naija 2007 Elections over at Yahoo.]
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