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Ethiopia: Aborted coup threatens PM Abiy’s reforms

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7 years ago

The attacks in Ethiopia, described by the government as part of a coup attempt in Amhara, highlight the dangers Prime…

Russia changes military staff in Venezuela ahead of Putin-Trump talks

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7 years ago

Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that the Russian air force plane that landed in Venezuela this week was merely…

15 killed in Madagascar stadium stampede, scores wounded

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7 years ago

At least 15 people were killed and 75 wounded in a stampede at a stadium after a military parade in…

Venezuela scuttles America-inspired coup, Maduro assassination

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7 years ago

Venezuela's communications minister, Jorge Rodriguez said government has scuttled an attempted coup and an assassination plan against President Nicolas Maduro.

Anne-Elisabeth missing wife of Norway’s tycoon believed killed

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7 years ago

Anne-Elisabeth Hagen, the wife of a wealthy Norwegian businessman who disappeared nearly eight months ago was probably killed, with the…

Trump in trouble over death of migrant dad, daughter

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7 years ago

President Donald Trump and his immigration policy were roundly blamed Tuesday night after a migrant man and his 23-month-old daughter…

UNODC: World cocaine production hits record high, Colombia the leader

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7 years ago

Vienna-based United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said on Wednesday that global cocaine production reached an all-time high…

Nigerian mafia holds sway in Italy

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7 years ago

In a country that has fought for decades to weaken its homegrown mafia, a foreign crime group is gathering strength.…

John Sanders US Border chief quits

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7 years ago

Amid outcry in the United States over alarming detention conditions of migrant children in Texas, John Sanders, the acting commissioner…

Dollar slips to lowest in 9 months

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

The dollar hit a multi-month low against the euro and the yen on Tuesday on the prospects of monetary easing…

Bangladeshi man with tree hands begs doctors for amputation

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7 years ago

A Bangladeshi man known as the "Tree Man" because of bark-like growths on his hand and body said he wanted…

Russian, Canadian, American astronauts back to earth

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7 years ago

The first crew to blast off to the International Space Station following a launch accident that deepened doubts over Russia's…

Senegal: President Sall’s brother Aliou quits over bribery scandal

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7 years ago

Aliou Sall, brother of Senegal’s President Macky Sall has resigned from his government post as a director of Caisse des…

Population rise, food insecurity major challenges facing Africa – Osinbajo

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

The Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Monday in New York identified Africa’s rising population, inadequate food production and…

Twitter chief Jack Dorsey gets personalised visa to Dubai

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7 years ago

Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and CEO of Twitter, the social networking giant got a special surprise on landing in Dubai,…

Iran to Trump: Sanctions on Khameini signal end of diplomacy

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7 years ago

Iran said on Tuesday that a US decision to impose sanctions on the country's supreme leader and other top officials…

UK break-up imminent, Ex-Prime Minister Gordon Brown warns

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7 years ago

Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has warned that the United Kingdom is heading for a break-up if Conservative frontrunner…

Trump threatens Iran ‘with obliteration never seen before’

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7 years ago

US President Donald Trump has stepped up his sabre-rattling against Iran despite calling off a military strike last week at…

Europeans scramble for fans as Sahara heatwave lands

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7 years ago

Fans flew off store shelves and water fountains offered relief from the heat as temperatures soared in Europe on Monday,…

Italian mafia boss Morabito flees Uruguayan cell

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7 years ago

Italian Mafia boss Rocco Morabito has fled Uruguayan police cell in Montevideo

Updated: Ethiopia coup mastermind Gen. Asamnew killed

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7 years ago

General Asamnew Tsige, accused of trying to seize control of Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region has been killed, a senior government…

Updated: Pilot of one of crashed Eurofighter jets dies

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7 years ago

One of the two pilots involved in the midair collision of two Eurofighter warplanes over northeastern Germany on Monday is…

2 German fighter jets collide, plunge into residential area

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7 years ago

Two German Eurofighter jets have crashed in the north-eastern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the Interior Ministry has confirmed.

Do not expect debt bailout, U.S. warns Africa

Michael Adesina

7 years ago

The U.S. top Africa diplomat, Tibor Nagy, warned in Pretoria, South Africa on Monday that African countries running up debt…

Cyber attacks: Iran tweets bad news for Trump’s America

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7 years ago

Iran has bad news for Donald Trump’s America on U.S. recent cyber attacks against Iranian missile control systems

Bodies of missing climbers recovered on India’s second-highest peak

Michael Adesina

7 years ago

The bodies of seven climbers killed on India’s second-highest mountain have been retrieved by a rescue team, officials said on…

Sleeping woman forgotten in plane, wakes up alone in the dark

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7 years ago

A woman boarded an Air Canada flight earlier this month, fell asleep after takeoff and woke up alone in a…

Mauritania confirms Ghazouani president-elect

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7 years ago

Mauritania’s government-backed candidate Mohamed Ould Ghazouani was declared the winner of the presidential election on Sunday, cementing the power of…

Monster earthquake hits Australia’s north coast

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7 years ago

A 7.2 magnitude earthquake has struck near Australia's north coast - sparking panic and an evacuation of schools, offices and…

Drone attack hits Saudi Arabia Airport, one killed, 7 injured

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7 years ago

Houthi militias launched a drone attack targeting Saudi Arabia’s Abha International Airport on Sunday, killing one person and injuring seven…

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