Orla Guerin at the scene of one of the attacks: ”A huge crater was left after the blast” Five people have been killed and about 90 wounded after three blasts in the Egyptian capital that appeared to target the police…
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IAN DEITCH JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel on Wednesday said it had foiled an “advanced” al-Qaida plan to carry out a suicide bombing on the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv and bomb other targets, in what analysts said was the first…
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22 January 2014 The “exceptional” 29.6 carat blue diamond is the latest rare stone to be found in the Cullinan mine A rare blue diamond has been discovered in a mine in South Africa. The 29.6-carat stone was recovered by…
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January 21, 2014 Binyavanga Wainaina won the 2002 Caine Prize for African Writing Leading Kenyan author Binyavanga Wainaina has come out to say he is gay, making him one of the most high-profile Africans to do so. He made the…
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Thomas Fessy reports from Bangui: ”In the absence of government, angry mobs now rule the streets” Bangui mayor Catherine Samba-Panza has been elected interim president of the Central African Republic, making her the first woman to hold the post. She…
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The Zimbabwe Mail Archbishop Desmond Tutu one of the Western World’s most respected men CAPE TOWN – As South Africa heads for nail-biting 2014 general elections Archbishop Desmond Tutu has pulled up a suprise by announcing the formation of a…
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The BBC’s Komla Dumor had a wide-ranging career as an interviewer and presenter BBC TV presenter Komla Dumor has died suddenly at his home in London at the age of 41, it has been announced. Ghana-born Dumor was a presenter…
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By BREE FENG Elias Asmare/Associated PressPrime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan sits between Ethiopia’s prime minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, right, and the deputy chairman of the African Union Commission, Erastus Mwencha, during a visit to the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa,…
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By HEATHER SAUL Saturday 18 January 2014 The iconic statue of Christ overlooking Rio de Janeiro has been struck by lightning during a violent storm. Officials confirmed on Friday the right thumb suffered damaged from the storm. Incredible pictures captured the…
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By HEATHER SAUL Saturday 18 January 2014 The iconic statue of Christ overlooking Rio de Janeiro has been struck by lightning during a violent storm. Officials confirmed on Friday the right thumb suffered damaged from the storm. Incredible pictures captured the…
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