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Returned Sri Lanka migrants vent fury at Australia

GALLE (AFP) - Sri Lankan migrants aboard a boat that was controversially turned back mid-sea…

Pistorius defence rests case, date set for final arguments

by Stephanie Findlay PRETORIA (AFP) - Lawyers defending Oscar Pistorius on charges of murdering his…

Israel, Hamas slide towards major Gaza conflict

Five Palestinians were killed on Tuesday as Israeli warplanes pounded Gaza at the start of…

More women escape from Boko Haram abductors

More than 60 women and girls abducted last month by suspected Boko Haram militants in…

Senegal appoints Dionne Prime Minister

Mohammed Dionne, a technocrat, has been appointed prime minister of Senegal by President Macky Sall.

And ecstatic Djokovic eats grass

Emotional Novak Djokovic wept tears of joy as he dedicated his epic Wimbledon triumph against…

Tennis: Djokovic edges Federer in epic final

Novak Djokovic won his second Wimbledon title and seventh major with a 6-7 (7/9), 6-4,…

Study: People dislike loneliness

Most peo­ple dis­like be­ing alone with their own thoughts—and many would even rath­er give them­selves…

Iraqi's Jihadist leader steps out

Self-proclaimed caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi made an unprecedented appearance in the Iraqi city of Mosul,…

Nigeria's Okagbare wins the 200m race in Paris

Nigeria's Blessing Okagbare, who won 200m bronze and long jump silver at the Moscow world…