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A suicide bomber disguised as a policeman has killed at least 13 police officers inside a training centre in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, police say. Fifteen others have been wounded in the attack, police added. The bomber blew…
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Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi has sacked four ministers, including those with the foreign affairs and energy portfolios, his office said in a statement late on Tuesday. No reasons were given for the dismissal of Mineral Resources…
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A leading US dictionary has named "feminism" as its word of 2017 following a surge in online searches. Merriam-Webster said interest in the term was driven by women's marches, new TV shows and films on women's issues and the string of…
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The United States government has announced the lifting of visa sanctions imposed on Gambian officials last year. The State Department said the latest move which took effect Tuesday December 12, 2017; was because Banjul had taken…
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The United States Embassy in Ethiopia says it is troubled and saddened by deadly violence in the country over the past two days. Reports indicate that about 15 people were killed by state forces in the town of Chelenko in the east…
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Before landing in Ankara on Monday to meet Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Putin made an unscheduled visit to war-torn Syria, where he ordered Russian troops to start withdrawing, and Egypt, to hold planned talks with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.…
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"In prison, they would hit us often," said Ousman who spent five months in a Tripoli detention centre in 2016. "They killed many boys. I saw many people dying in prison, either because they fell sick or were beaten." Ousman is just one…
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Former Paralympic champion and convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius has been injured in a prison brawl over the use of a public phone, a South African official said on Tuesday. The double amputee -- who is serving a 13-year jail term…
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Becoming a pilot is far from easy, but challenging gender stereotypes and becoming a female aviator is even harder. This didn't stop Indian pilot Anny Divya from trailblazing her way to the top. Thirty-year-old Divya is now the youngest…
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A former US sergeant who defected to North Korea and became Pyongyang’s prisoner for nearly 40 years has died. Charles Jenkins, 77, lived in Japan where he had settled with his family after his 2004 release. He was among four US…
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