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9 years ago | June 21, 2015

Doctor sanctioned for ‘abhorrent’ troop training

Richmond — A Virginia state board has revoked the licence of a former US Army doctor, finding that he plied students ...

11 police injured in grenade attacks

Bujumbura — Eleven Burundian police officers were wounded, one of them seriously, in a string of overnight grenade ...

EU approves military to tackle migrant smugglers

Brussels — EU member states approved plans on Friday to launch as early as next week the first phase of a military ...

9 years ago | June 7, 2015

Burundi unrest: Children as young as 6 arrive alone at camps

London – Children as young as 6 are fleeing political unrest in Burundi, travelling for days on foot without their ...

President Vladimir Putin tells West not to fear Russia

RUSSIA is not a threat to Nato, President Vladimir Putin says. “Only an insane person and only in a dream can imagine ...

Ghana’s capital cleans up after fire, floods kill 150

Authorities in Ghana cleared wreckage on Friday and braced for more rains, a day after flooding and an explosion at a ...

9 years ago | May 31, 2015

Burundi electoral official flees: Report

BUJUMBURA – The Vice-President of Burundi’s election commission has fled the country ahead of the poll, sources ...

Putin hails ‘professional’ Blatter

Moscow – Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Fifa boss Sepp Blatter on his re-election as head of ...

Boko Haram attack kills 11

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – Boko Haram insurgents attacked the outskirts of Borno state capital Maiduguri in Nigeria on ...

Gunmen kill 22 bus passengers in Pakistan attack

Gunmen disguised as members of the Pakistani security forces killed at least 22 passengers on Friday night after forcing ...

Barrel bombs kill 45 in Syria

Beirut – A monitoring group said on Saturday that a series of barrel bombs dropped from Syrian regime helicopters ...

India reels under prolonged heatwave

Hyderabad – India’s brutal weeks-long heatwave has killed more than 2 000 people, authorities say as the ...

Japan earthquake: Tremors felt across nation

A POWERFUL undersea earthquake south of Japan has shaken buildings in Tokyo and been felt across the country. The US ...

Russia imposes travel ban on 89 EU politicians

Russia has imposed an entry ban on 89 European politicians and military leaders, according to a list seen by Reuters, a ...

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