This news from Ethiopia — Government officials say at least eight people were killed and 43 wounded in clashes between police and protesters in the capitol city of Addis Ababa Tuesday. The country is embroiled in a bitter dispute surrounding May parliamentary elections. The opposition party Coalition for Unity and Democracy claims it won the elections over the ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front. The protests were called in the lead-up to a general strike set for later this month. Government officials said several top CUD leaders had been arrested and warned journalists of detention if they publish what they called baseless reports and propaganda from the opposition.