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Gaddafi was elected chairman of the 53-nation AU at its annual summit last year, despite strong opposition from some African leaders, and diplomats say he seeking another term.

The flamboyant Libyan leader, known for his theatrical entrances, wants to stay on despite an agreement among African leaders that the position should be rotated every year.

“We know he’s coming here to push for another year as chairman and we’re ready for that,” an AU diplomat, who did not want to be named, told Reuters.

“Countries like South Africa, Ethiopia and Kenya won’t stand for it. But he’s been sending diplomats to West Africa and offering concessions for support.”

Gaddafi showed up for his election as AU chairman last year resplendent in golden robes and a cap, and was hailed as “king of kings” by traditional African leaders who accompanied him.

AU summits have regularly been dominated by Darfur, Somalia and other conflicts on the world’s poorest continent, although critics say the under-funded organisation is toothless.

Sudan’s Darfur region and the failed state of Somalia are on the agenda again at the Addis Ababa summit, alongside discussion of Africa’s four coups last year.

But when leaders arrive on Sunday, diplomats who have spent months preparing for the three-day event fear they will be drawn into marathon arguments with the Libyan leader.

“UNITED STATES OF AFRICA”

The chairmanship is usually decided on a regional, rotating basis. This year is the turn of southern Africa and they have selected Malawi’s President Bingu wa Mutharika to succeed Gaddafi.

Delegates to the summit are reluctant to talk about an issue which most regard as delicate for the organisation, especially as Libya is one of most generous donors to its depleted funds.

But Kenyan Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula told Reuters there would have to be “serious extenuating circumstances” for leaders to agree that one of them could stay on as chairman.

“As Kenya, we have not been told or requested to support a continuation,” Wetangula said. “When we are asked, we will know how to deal with it.”

Gaddafi used his new position at last year’s summit to push leaders into meetings that went on until the early hours of the morning, at which he argued passionately to make his dream of “United States of Africa” a reality.

Delegates say he wants another year as AU chairman to pressure African leaders to back the idea, which he sees as the only way for Africa to develop without Western interference.

But some countries, usually led by South Africa, argue the plan is impractical and would infringe on the sovereignty of member states — even if all agree with the idea in principle.

A member of the Malawian delegation, who did not want to be named, told Reuters they were confident that, after some drawn-out horse trading, their president would take over. “We must talk about this possibility,” he said. “But it will only be talk.”

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A strong earthquake has once again struck Haiti, shaking buildings and causing panic, eight days after a 7.0 magnitude quake left much of the nation in ruins.

The U.S. Geological survey said latest quake had a magnitude of 6.1 and was centered 59 kilometers from the devastated capital Port-au-Prince. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries from Wednesday’s quake, which comes as an international aid effort is underway to help those affected by last week’s powerful earthquake.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has announced the U.S. is sending more ships to Haiti to help with earthquake recovery, including one vessel designed to clear debris that is blocking the main port in the capital. The debris has prevented larger ships with food and other vital supplies from making deliveries.

On Tuesday, U.S. helicopters landed on the grounds of the shattered presidential palace to deploy troops and aid supplies in Port-au-Prince. Later Wednesday, a U.S. Navy hospital ship equipped with 1,000 beds is expected to arrive. Two critically injured boys were airlifted to the ship late Tuesday for emergency surgery.

In New York, the UN Security Council agreed to add 2,000 troops and 1,500 more police to the thousands of UN forces already in Haiti. UN peacekeeping chief Alain Le Roy said the extra troops will be used to protect humanitarian convoys. Teams from all over the world have come to Haiti to provide assistance after last week’s 7.0 magnitude earthquake.

But efforts to distribute aid have been hampered by numerous problems, including blocked roads, bureaucratic confusion and the collapse of local authority. UN officials say despite the problems, progress is being made. Search and rescue teams from several countries have freed 90 people buried under collapsed buildings, including an elderly woman on Tuesday who was trapped under rubble for a full week.

Officials estimate the earthquake killed about 200,000 people and affected an estimated three million — about a third of Haiti’s population. Haitian authorities said 75,000 have been buried in mass graves.

Survivors have been living in makeshift camps on streets littered with debris and decomposing bodies. Doctors are struggling to treat thousands of injured with limited resources. There also are increasing reports of looting and violence. Desperate circumstances have led some Haitians to flee the capital for the countryside.

The U.S. State Department says Haitians who need emergency help inside the country can send a text message with their needs and their location to the number “4636.” That message will be passed on to aid organizations that can respond, or give directions to the nearest aid distribution points. The service currently only works with the Digicel mobile phone service.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will travel to Montreal, Canada Monday for meetings to prepare for an upcoming donor’s conference to raise money for Haiti

Nadia has been reunited with her mother Sarah Taylor in Libya

A girl from Greater Manchester who was abducted by her father and taken to Libya has been reunited with her mother after two years apart.

Six-year-old Nadia Fawzi is now with her mother Sarah Taylor, from Wigan, who had moved to Libya to find her.

Nadia’s father, Fawzi Abu Arghub, abducted her under the pretence he was taking her to a party. He boarded a plane with her to his home country.

Ms Taylor said: “I am overjoyed to be reunited with Nadia after two years.”

Following the abduction, Ms Taylor left her job and moved to Libya to find her daughter.

She was awarded custody by the Libyan courts, but Mr Abu Arghub refused to disclose the whereabouts of their daughter.

Ms Taylor and Nadia were finally reunited in the Libyan capital Tripoli earlier.

Details of the reunion are not yet clear, but it is believed to be the culmination of more than two years of behind-the-scenes diplomacy.

Ms Taylor said: “I am delighted that she is fit and well, if naturally disorientated by this sudden change in the pattern of her life.

“We will spend the next few days just getting to know each other again.”

Nadia does not speak much English. Ms Taylor said it would be tough, but she could “handle that”.

The mother thanked her local MP Andy Burnham, the prime minister and Greater Manchester Police for their support.

She added: “Above all, I want to thank Colonel Gaddafi, who was kind enough to meet me and listen to my story, and has done so much to make today possible.”

SELAM ALEYKUM FOR ALL Libyan Prime Minister al-Baghdadi Ali al-Mahmudi said Tuesday the mutual visa requirement between Turkey and Libya will end. Libyan Prime Minister al-Baghdadi Ali al-Mahmudi said Tuesday the mutual visa requirement between Turkey and Libya will end. Speaking to reporters following a tete-a-tete meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Tripoli, al-Mahmudi said that the two countries reached an agreement to end visa requirements.

Cell phone text messages have become a popular way to communicate in all kinds of situations, but people having affairs might want to think twice before pressing the “send” button. Text messages are the “new lipstick on the collar,” the New York Times said in an article published Wednesday, leaving digital footprints of secret relationships.

Tiger Woods had to confess to his “transgressions” when one of his alleged mistresses revealed flirty text messages she claimed he had sent her. Kwame Kilpatrick, the former mayor of Detroit, was caught having an affair with one of his aides because they used government-issued mobile phones and pagers. He was sent to prison after the messages proved that he had lied under oath about the relationship. Nevada’s governor Jim Gibbons lost a divorce suit filed by his wife last spring when it was revealed that he had sent some 800 text messages to a mistress in 2007.

Text messages now serve as solid evidence of scandals and misdeeds which in the past might have been suspected but not confirmed. They can remain in the receiver’s phone even if the sender has deleted them from their phone, and telecom operators save text messages sent on their networks for weeks. The lesson is clear: if you want to keep something secret, don’t talk about it in text messages.

The favourite product often faken by some country or factory. Maybe the package, the skin and the color same, but not the inside and the quality.

So, it’s not wrong for you to know the different between original iPod and the fake one.

Are iPod is not China product? you can’t see the iPod original or not, not based on these. Original Apple iPod some were produced in China.

Before going deeper, you must know this, “Some people said that MP4 Player is iPod”. But, it isn’t that way! There are many MP4 player, for example: Samsung, Zune, include iPod.
This is the first thing you should know.

Second:
You can see from the price, iPod price average $ 58 is the cheapest for 1 GB memory.
If the price is lower than that, maybe 60 % it’s the fake one.

Third:
Buy iPod from original store.

Fourth:
There is some type of iPod:

MP4 Player : nano, classic, touch
Shuffle (not MP4 Player)