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S. Korea defence chief apologises for bullied conscript death‎

SEOUL - South Korean Defence Minister Han Min-Koo apologised Monday and the presidential Blue House…

Snowden: life shrouded in mystery one year after asylum

Fugitive US intelligence agent Edward Snowden marks on Thursday one year of political asylum in…

'Slaves' in the Gulf: Malagasy women lured to Middle East

Malagasy mother Solange left the island in 2013 eager to work as a domestic servant…

US demands protection for Sri Lanka journalists

The United States on Monday urged Sri Lanka to crack down on harassment of journalists…

Russia convicts protest leader Udaltsov of fomenting 'mass riots'

A Russian court on Thursday convicted an opposition leader and his colleague of organising "mass…

Islam: Sudanese Christian woman Ishag, arrives in Italy

ROME- A Sudanese Christian woman who was sentenced to death for renouncing Islam, then acquitted…

Oby Ezekwesili says SSS detained me, seized my passport

Nigeria's former Education minister, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili early Monday, said she was detained by men…

China 'Parley': Veteran Hong Kong activists lash out at Britain

HONG KONG - Leading Hong Kong pro-democracy activists Sunday, lashed out at Britain for its…

Ethiopia dissident paraded on state TV after arrest, extradition

An Ethiopian opposition leader sentenced to death in absentia has been paraded on state television…