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Carnival 2013: Rio street party draws ‘more than 1.5m’

YoopyaFeb 10, 20130

As Rio de Janeiro’s carnival gets under way, its oldest street parade has drawn an estimated 1.5m revellers. The samba-dancing crowd filled the streets of

India’s Kumbh Mela festival holds most auspicious day

YoopyaFeb 10, 20130

The main day of bathing is being held at India’s Kumbh Mela, with 30 million pilgrims already taking a dip at the confluence of the

Millions prepare to celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year

YoopyaFeb 9, 2013July 2, 20230

Millions of people are preparing to celebrate Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year, the most important annual holiday in much of Asia.

Mali conflict: French ransom cash ‘funded militants’

YoopyaFeb 9, 20130

A former US ambassador to Mali has told the BBC that France paid ransom money to free hostages and the funds ended up bolstering Islamist

Mandela granddaughters star in reality TV show

YoopyaFeb 9, 20130

Nelson Mandela’s granddaughters are set to star in a reality television programme called Being Mandela. Swati Dlamini and Zaziwe Dlamini-Manaway say they have the former

Tunisia mourns murdered politician Chokri Belaid

YoopyaFeb 9, 20130

Thousands of Tunisians have attended the funeral of opposition leader Chokri Belaid, who was killed on Wednesday by a gunman who fled on a motorcycle.

Nigeria polio vaccinators shot dead in Kano

YoopyaFeb 9, 2013November 14, 20230

Nine female polio vaccinators have been killed in two shootings at health centres in northern Nigeria, police have told the BBC. In the first attack

Dozens killed in Iraq car bomb attacks in Shia areas

kiemtarFeb 9, 2013February 9, 20130

At least 33 people have been killed and about 100 injured in a spate of car bombings in mainly Shia areas of Iraq, local officials

Tunisia mourns murdered politician Chokri Belaid

kiemtarFeb 9, 2013February 9, 20130

Thousands of Tunisians have attended the funeral of opposition leader Chokri Belaid, who was killed on Wednesday by a gunman who fled on a motorcycle.

Mali hit by first suicide bombing

kiemtarFeb 9, 2013February 9, 20130

A suicide bomber has blown himself up in Mali, the West African country’s first such attack and a sign that the al-Qaeda-linked fighters are shifting