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NICOSIA, Cyprus, Mar 31 – The Cypriot ex-wife of an Egyptian accused of hijacking a plane in a bid to see her has said...
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The wide-ranging tour will include stop-offs in 11 cities in four countries: Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea. In all, the Pope will travel...
NICOSIA, Cyprus, Mar 31 – The Cypriot ex-wife of an Egyptian accused of hijacking a plane in a bid to see her has said...
JOHANNESBURG, Mar 31 – South Africa’s top court on Thursday ordered President Jacob Zuma to pay back the public funds spent upgrading his private...
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Mar 31 – Somalia’s bread basket has become a dust bowl as the life-giving waters of the mighty Shabelle River run dry...
NIGERIA, Mar 31 – Boko Haram seized hundreds of children from a remote town in northeast Nigeria in late 2014 but initial calls to...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Mar 30 – South African wildlife officials said Wednesday they would re-assess a decision to euthanize a lion named Sylvester who...
LARNACA, Cyprus, Mar 30 – The man accused of hijacking an Egyptian plane with a fake suicide belt and diverting it to Cyprus was...
Brazzaville, Congo, Mar 29 – Opposition strongholds in Brazzaville were closed Tuesday following a strike call over the re-election of Congo’s veteran ruler Denis...
TOKYO, Japan, Mar 29 – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday welcomed Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe the 92-year-old former guerrilla fighter who is...
CAIRO, Egypt, Mar 29 – Egypt’s Supreme Judicial Council on Monday forced 32 judges into retirement for having opposed the army’s ouster of Islamist...
LUANDA, Angola, Mar 29 – A court in Angola on Monday jailed 17 youth activists, including a well-known rapper, for rebellion against President Jose...