Sierra Leone president sends journalist to notorious prison over criticism
Sierra Leone said Wednesday it was holding a journalist in a maximum security prison after…
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International
Free potatoes in Paris…but it's all part of protest by French farmers
Flanked by mountains of potatoes in a central Paris square, irate farmers Wednesday handed out…
11 years ago
Boko Haram: UN agency backs relief operations with $3.5mln
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has allocated 3.
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Ahead of visit: China's paper blasts Obama for 'insipid job'
China's state-run media on Wednesday decried Barack Obama as a banal leader who has done…
11 years ago
China threatens Tibet officials supporting Dalai Lama
China will severely punish officials in Tibet who support the Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual…
11 years ago
Israel: Clashes rock Al Aqsa mosque compound
Israeli police clashed with stone-throwing Palestinians inside Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Wednesday after…
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Captured on Camera: South Africa police robbed in daylight
South African police on Wednesday admitted two officers were robbed of their guns and locked…
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Assassins on motor bike kill Kenyan Muslim preacher
Gunmen in the Kenyan port city of Mombasa have shot dead a moderate Muslim cleric,…
11 years ago
Disaster for Obama as Republicans win US Senate
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Republicans stormed to victory Tuesday in US midterm elections, thumping rival Democrats…
11 years ago
US midterm polls: Just like Obama , 2 African Americans create records
Just like President Barack Obama blazed the trail in 2008, two African Americans have etched…
11 years ago