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Kenya’s Ali Mazrui: Death of a towering intellectual

YoopyaOct 14, 2014July 15, 20230

Ali Mazrui, who has died at the age of 81, is regarded as one of Africa’s foremost intellectuals. The BBC’s Frenny Jowi looks back at

Uhuru Kenyatta’s ICC prosecution close to collapse as lawyers demand acquittal

YoopyaOct 14, 2014July 15, 20230

Kenyan president close to walking free after being accused of crimes against humanity as his lawyers say the prosecution have ‘no evidence’ The highest-profile case

Bishops acknowledging reality of Catholic families

YoopyaOct 13, 2014July 29, 20230

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The world’s Catholic bishops are showing remarkable openness to accepting the realities of many Catholics today, saying there are positive aspects

Malala’s improbable journey to Nobel Peace Prize

YoopyaOct 13, 2014July 29, 20230

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Malala Yousafzai celebrated her Nobel Peace Prize where she always wished to be: in school. The Pakistani girl once shot by

Crowd tries to charge Hong Kong democracy protest

YoopyaOct 13, 2014July 29, 20230

HONG KONG (AP) — An angry crowd of people opposed to pro-democracy protests that have paralyzed parts of Hong Kong for more than two weeks

Pistorius faces sentencing over girlfriend’s death after divisive trial

YoopyaOct 13, 2014July 29, 20230

(Reuters) – Disgraced South African track star Oscar Pistorius arrived at the Pretoria High Court on Monday for a sentencing hearing that will determine whether

WHO revises Ebola death toll down by 14 to 3,865

YoopyaOct 10, 2014July 15, 20230

GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization adjusted its number on Thursday for the total death toll in the West African Ebola outbreak, revising down

For Kim-watchers, North Korean anniversary on Friday is pivotal

YoopyaOct 10, 2014July 15, 20230

(Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been out of sight for over a month and if he does not appear at a

Islamic State seizes large areas of Syrian town despite air strikes

YoopyaOct 9, 2014July 15, 20230

(Reuters) – Islamic State fighters seized more than a third of the Syrian border town of Kobani, a monitoring group said on Thursday, as U.S.-led

Liberian leader sees signs Ebola in decline but aid too slow

YoopyaOct 9, 2014July 15, 20230

By Daniel Flynn GBARNGA Liberia (Reuters) – International aid to battle the Ebola epidemic in Liberia is arriving too slowly, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said