Burkina Faso: Constitutional amendment suspended
The Burkinabe government has suspended the planned vote to amend the nation's constitution, that would…
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79 year-old Taiwanese disfigures girlfriend on suspicion of cheating
Taiwan police arrested a 79-year-old man after he sliced off his girlfriend's nose, ears and…
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Protesters ransack Burkinabe parliament, defy police cordon
Hundreds of angry demonstrators in Burkina Faso stormed parliament on Thursday in protest at plans…
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Compaore teargasses protesters in Ouagadougou
Police in Burkina Faso fired tear gas on Thursday to push back protesters as parliament…
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Abbas fumes over Israeli closure of Al-Aqsa Mosque
Israel's closure of the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound to all visitors following the shooting of…
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Giant Mudslide buries man's entire family
Sinniah Yogarajan only stepped in at the last minute to drive a group of workers…
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Tunisia's secular party to form coalition, after tight poll
Tunisia's main secular party Nidaa Tounes won 85 seats in the new 217-member parliament in…
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South Sudan army dislodges rebels from oil town
South Sudan's army has repulsed rebel attacks on the key northern oil hub town of…
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Sweden recognises Palestinian state
Sweden on Thursday officially recognised the state of Palestine, Stockholm's foreign minister said, less than…
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Liberians resort to prayers and fasting to fight Ebola 'curse'
Liberians begin today three days of fasting and prayers to seek salvation from the "curse"…
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