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Father of Indonesian woman wants death for British killer

CILACAP, (AFP) - The father of a young Indonesian woman murdered in Hong Kong called…

Liberal MP quits British cabinet, lambasts Conservatives

British Liberal Democrat lawmaker Norman Baker has quit as a Home Office minister, citing the…

Ebola claims another Sierra Leone doctor

A Sierra Leone doctor, Dr Godffrey George has died on Monday from Ebola, making him…

Republicans surge for Senate control as Americans vote Tuesday

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Republicans are confident they will take control of the US Senate in…

Spain: Catalan govt asks court to allow symbolic vote

The Catalan government said Monday it has petitioned Spain's constitutional court to allow it to…

French nuclear plant hit by another mystery drone

A drone has flown over a nuclear plant in central France for the second time…

HIV-positive women forcibly sterilised in Namibia, says court

Namibia's Supreme Court on Monday found that HIV-positive women were forcibly sterilised after giving birth…

Israel reopens Gaza border crossings

Israel will reopen two border crossings with Gaza that it had ordered shut over the…

DR Congo army clashes with 'rebels' blamed for massacres

KINSHASA(AFP) - The Congolese army clashed Monday with suspected Ugandan rebels blamed for two massacres…

AU gives Burkina Faso two weeks to return to civilian rule

The African Union on Monday gave Burkina Faso's army two weeks to return the country…