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India setting up universal social security system

India will set up a universal social security system, the finance minister said Saturday, as…

Snap election underway in Lesotho

A snap election got under way in Lesotho early Saturday, six months after an attempted…

US man kills 8 people, commits suicide

Nine people are reported dead following a mass murder in rural Missouri, United States in…

Not Robert and Grace Inc: I am in charge, says Mugabe

Zimbabwe's 91-year-old President Robert Mugabe has declared he is still in charge, dismissing speculation that…

Nanny jailed for stuffing noisy baby in drawer

A nanny was jailed for 22 years after she stuffed a 10-month-old baby into a…

Minister jailed for corruption in licence award to Chinese firm

Zambia's former mines minister Maxwell Mwale was sentenced to one year in jail with hard…

Boko Haram: Canadian soldiers pull out of Niger

Canadian special forces participating in military training in southeast Niger, near the border with Nigeria,…

US, Cuba seek breakthrough in new round of talks

US and Cuban negotiators launch a second round of historic talks on Friday aimed at…

ISIS kidnaps 220 Assyrian Christians, spurring US air strikes

The US-led coalition has carried out air strikes against the Islamic State group in northeastern…

Trafficked Nigerian Girl Dies In Burkina Faso

*After TheNews Investigative Report By Simon Ateba/Lagos A Nigerian girl who was trafficked to the…