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I'm watching BBC World News right now, and 12 minutes into the broadcast I have heard reports involving Mali, Eritrea, Niger, Mauritania, and Burkina Faso (which I had never heard of.)

My curiosity piqued, I decided to see if I could easily (within the 20-50 headlines on the homepage) find anything about these countries on the websites for ABC News, NBC News, or CBS News. Not surprisingly, I didn't, but rather I did find these headlines:

ABC News: "Are Golf, Shopping Behind Daylight-Saving Time?"
"Ex-WorldCom CFO, two others in settlement"
"Ex-Driver Tries to Sell NASCAR Fans on Wine"
"Do Meth Addicts Want Your Identity?"

NBC News: "Disability law marks 15 years"
"Frozen eggs may forever alter family planning"
"Paramedics credit stroller with saving baby's life"
"How will you know if you're a victim?"

CBS News: "Bum Dental Rap For Cola?"
"Circumcision May Cut HIV Risk"
"Pentagon Goes To The Robotic Dogs"
"TV Guide Getting Facelift"

The questions are truly riveting. Anyway, don't get me wrong, there was the usual smattering of headlines regarding Iraq, terrorism, and oil prices, etc. But there was no mention whatsoever of the aforementioned countries. I did a search at the NBC site for "Niger," because they apparently have been experiencing a devastating famine, but all I found were archived entries regarding the allegations that Saddam Hussein was trying to purchase uranium from Niger.

Arrggh.

BTW: By the end of the BBC 30-minute episode, I also saw reports from Bolivia and Kyrgyzstan.