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Pakistan signs death warrants for six Taliban militants

Pakistan's military chief Thursday signed death warrants for six militants on death row after the…

Collapsed Synagogue guesthouse had no building permit

A town planner who worked for influential Nigeria preacher TB Joshua told an inquest Thursday…

Obanikoro v Agbaje: Court declines to grant interim injunction

Nnamdi Felix/ Abuja The controversy surrounding the conduct of the governorship election primaries by the…

Murderous Boko Haram kidnaps scores of women, kill 32

In new raids, Nigeria's Boko Haram militants have killed 32 people and kidnapped scores of…

Heavy snow kills 3 in Japan

At least three people have died in heavy snow that has blanketed swathes of Japan,…

American jailed for funding Al Qaeda

A naturalized American was jailed for 15 years in Miami on Wednesday for conspiring to…

Prices of racing pigeons go sky high in China

As the price flew skywards, an audience of middle-aged Chinese men erupted into cheers before…

Japan's airliner sells Boeing 747 seats for home use

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Hackers invade computers of internet gatekeepers

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - The private agency that acts as a gatekeeper for the Internet…

Colombia FARC rebels declare unilateral ceasefire

Colombia's FARC guerrillas declared an indefinite, unilateral ceasefire Wednesday, saying they would only use weapons…