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Facebook founder urges Indonesian leader open web access

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg pressed Indonesia's incoming leader Monday to improve Internet access in the…

Madagascar ex-leader arrested on return from exile

Former Madagascar president Marc Ravalomanana was arrested on Monday shortly after his return from exile…

Dangote sues Zambian minister over bribery allegation

Dangote Industries Zambia is suing the country's labour minister, Fackson Shamenda, for defamation after he…

Global Hunger Index rates Nigeria low

Nigeria is not among the countries listed as having remarkably tackled the problem of hunger,…

Winnie Mandela goes for surgery

Nelson Mandela's ex-wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is to be admitted to hospital to undergo surgery, her…

Jean Tirole scoops Nobel Economics Prize

French economist Jean Tirole won the Nobel Economics Prize on Monday, the latest Frenchman to…

Pistorius sentencing: Lawyers plead for leniency

Oscar Pistorius's therapist told a sentencing hearing Monday that the star sprinter suffered genuine remorse…

Pistorius back in court for sentencing

Fallen paralympic hero Oscar Pistorius returns to court Monday at the start of his sentencing…

Breach in protocol gave Texas nurse Ebola, says CDC

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Sunday that a Texas health care…

#Ebola: Liberian health workers threaten strike from midnight

Thousands of Liberian healthcare workers are set to begin an indefinite strike at midnight on…