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Boko Haram crisis Nigeria to free women

YoopyaMay 22, 2013March 29, 20230

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered the release of all women held in connection with “terrorist activity”, the defence ministry says. The decision was aimed

Iran’s Ahmadinejad to contest poll bar on ally Mashaei

YoopyaMay 22, 2013August 18, 20240

Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says he will contest the disqualification of his ally Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei from next month’s presidential poll. Mr Mashaei and ex-president

Bomb attacks kill more than 70 Shi’ites across Iraq

YoopyaMay 20, 2013August 18, 20240

(Reuters) – More than 70 people were killed in a series of car bombings and suicide attacks targeting Shi’ite Muslims across Iraq on Monday, police

Nigeria says has Islamists on defensive

YoopyaMay 20, 2013August 18, 20240

(Reuters) – Nigeria claimed an early success for its military offensive against Islamist insurgents in the northeast on Monday, saying the militants’ activities had been

Mahamat Djibrine: Chadians hail ex-police chief’s arrest

YoopyaMay 16, 2013September 2, 20240

Campaigners in Chad have welcomed the arrest of Mahamat Djibrine, former President Hissene Habre’s police chief. Mr Djibrine is accused of torturing and killing hundreds

Cyclone Mahasen fizzles as it hits Bangladesh

YoopyaMay 16, 2013September 5, 20240

COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Cyclone Mahasan weakened Thursday afternoon into a tropical storm, causing far less damage than had been feared as it passed

Car bomb hits NATO convoy in Kabul; 6 dead

YoopyaMay 16, 2013September 2, 20240

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber rammed his car into a NATO convoy in the Afghan capital on Thursday, killing at least six people

Kenyan police fire teargas at protest over MPs’ pay demands

YoopyaMay 14, 2013August 18, 20240

(Reuters) – Kenyan police in riot gear fired teargas and water cannon on Tuesday to disperse about 200 protesters gathered outside parliament to demonstrate against

Japanese mayor sparks outrage with sex-slave remarks

YoopyaMay 14, 2013August 18, 20240

(Reuters) – China expressed outrage on Tuesday over remarks by the mayor of the Japanese city of Osaka who said Japan’s system of military brothels during World

Bulgarians vote in election unlikely to soothe anger

YoopyaMay 12, 2013September 2, 20240

(Reuters) – Bulgarians voted on Sunday in an election marred by suspicions of rigging, with expectations of a close result that is likely to prolong