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8 years ago | November 8, 2015
Russia suspends all flights to Egypt
Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to suspend all Russian flights to Egypt after a recommendation by his chief of ...
8 years ago | October 31, 2015
2 bomb blasts hit Zanzibar after poll annulled
Zanzibar — Two small blasts rocked streets of Zanzibar yesterday but caused no casualties, police said in the latest ...
Russian airliner with 224 aboard crashes in Egypt
SMAILIA, Egypt/CAIRO — A Russian airliner carrying 224 passengers and crew crashed in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula yesterday, ...
9 years ago | October 25, 2015
Govt asked to cover fees shortfall
The South African government has been asked to fund the shortfall in university costs after President Jacob Zuma ...
Massive storm Patricia hits Mexico
PUERTO VALLARTA — Patricia, one of the strongest ever hurricanes, crashed into western Mexico with rain and winds of up ...
9 years ago | October 17, 2015
Burkina Faso coup leader charged
OUAGADOUGOU — The leader of last month’s failed coup in Burkina Faso, General Gilbert Diendere, has been charged with ...
Pope to make first Africa trip next month
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis will meet slum dwellers and refugees and call for dialogue between Christians and Muslims ...
9 years ago | September 27, 2015
Hajj ritual stampede death toll rises
The death toll from Thursday’s stampede during a Hajj ritual outside of Mecca has risen to 769, Saudi Arabia’s health ...
Burkina Faso freezes coup plotters’ assets
Ouagadougou — Burkina Faso yesterday froze the assets of General Gilbert Diendere, who led a failed coup last week in ...
18 suspected illegal immigrants nabbed in Benoni
Cape Town — Eighteen foreign nationals without proper documentation were arrested on the N12 freeway in Benoni on ...
9 years ago | September 20, 2015
AU suspends Burkina Faso, warns sanctions
The African Union has suspended Burkina Faso and will impose sanctions on coup leaders if they do not restore the ...
Qaeda in Syria executes 56 regime troops
Beirut — Al-Qaeda’s Syria affiliate and its Islamist allies have executed at least 56 regime troops at a military ...
9 years ago | September 13, 2015
Saudi crane collapse kills 107 in Mecca Grand Mosque
AT least 107 people have been killed after a crane toppled over at Mecca’s Grand Mosque, less than two weeks before ...
Egypt’s government resigns
The government of Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab has submitted its resignation to the country’s president, Press ...
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