Rescue teams on Tuesday searched through the smoking ashes of a Kenyan slum razed when a pipeline burst into flames, with 92 charred bodies already found and the…
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Angola sentences 17 to jail for anti-government rally: report
LISBON (Reuters) - An Angolan court on Monday sentenced 17 people to prison sentences of up to three months for their involvement in an anti-government rally on September 3…
World Bank says to help with Libya rebuilding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank on Tuesday said it officially recognized the ruling National Transitional Council as Libya's government and had been asked to help lead efforts to…
France, Rwanda aim to put bitter row over genocide behind them
PARIS (Reuters) - France and Rwanda looked to turn over a new leaf in relations on Monday after years of tension over Rwanda's 1994 genocide.
Miss Angola crowned Miss Universe in Brazil
(Reuters) - Miss Angola Leila Lopes, a business student from the town of Benguela in her home country, was crowned Miss Universe on Monday after dazzling a panel…
Gyilkos elefánt Zimbabwéban
Zimbabwe, Harare – Meghalt egy anya és hatéves gyermeke Zimbabwéban. Egy elefánt végzett velük. A dél-afrikai országban idén ez volt a harmadik halálos kimenetelű elefánttámadás.
A szólásszabadság újrafelfedezése Tunéziában
Tunézia, Tunisz – Hétvégéi kongresszusán újjáalakult a tunéziai Emberjogi Liga. A szervezet 1977-ben alakult, ám az elmúlt tizenegy évben be volt tiltva. A liga hétvégi tanácskozását az átmeneti…
Puskaporos hordók Nigériában
Nigéria, Jos – Két bomba robbant Josban, ahol gyakoriak a vallási és etnikai indíttatású támadások. A két bomba a város központi negyedében robbant fel.
Somali troops retake town after rebel raid
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali troops have regained control of the southern town of Elwaq a day after Islamist rebels raided the border post in an attack that killed dozens…
More than 100 burnt to death in Kenya fire: media
NAIROBI (Reuters) - More than 100 people were burnt to death after a petrol fire broke out in a densely populated slum in the capital, local media said on…