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D-Day for Oscar Pistorius

South Africa's fallen star Oscar Pistorius could be jailed for 10 years or return to…

China executes 2,400 convicts

The world's top executioner China put 2,400 people to death last year, a US-based rights…

US drone crash-landed at Niamey airport

A US drone crash-landed at Niger's main airport for unknown reasons on Monday, the US…

Zambia president flown abroad for medical treatment

Zambian President Michael Sata, who has not been seen in public in weeks, has left…

Japan: 2 female ministers quit over party funds

Two of the five women in Shinzo Abe's Japanese cabinet resigned Monday, beset by allegations…

US rushes supplies to Kurds battling IS Jihadists in Kobane

The American military airdropped weapons, ammunition and medical supplies Sunday to Kurds fighting the Islamic…

Chinese party leaders meet to tighten the laws

BEIJING (AFP) - Leaders of China's ruling Communist Party opened a highly-anticipated meeting Monday, as…

Widodo sworn-in as Indonesia's new leader

Joko Widodo, Indonesia's first leader without deep roots in the era of dictator Suharto, was…

Lagos state sending Ebola medics to Sierra Leone, says Fashola

The Lagos State Government on Sunday said it was finalising arrangements to deploy some health…

Spanish nurse overcomes Ebola

Test results show that a Spanish nurse, Teresa Romero Ramos, who was the first person…