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Nelson Mandela hospital tweet prompts newspaper apology

YoopyaJan 5, 2012January 5, 20120

A South African newspaper has apologised after tweeting an inaccurate report that former President Nelson Mandela had been hospitalised. The Times had sourced the story

Youssou N’Dour: Singing for people power

YoopyaJan 5, 2012April 10, 20240

Youssou N’Dour feels his candidacy to be Senegal’s president can bring the world’s attention to the West African nation’s election at the end of next

Police break up fuel protest in north Nigeria

YoopyaJan 5, 2012April 10, 20240

January 05, 2012 — KANO, Nigeria (AP) — Police fired tear gas to break up a sleep-in protest at a traffic roundabout in northern Nigeria

China Criticizes US Sanctions Against Iran

YoopyaJan 4, 2012April 10, 20240

China is voicing strong opposition to U.S. sanctions against Iran. Authorities in Beijing say Chinese interaction with the Middle Eastern country does not violate United

Nigeria Government Rejects Boko Haram’s Ultimatum

YoopyaJan 4, 2012April 10, 20240

Nigeria’s government is calling on residents in the country’s northern region to ignore an ultimatum issued by Islamic militant group Boko Haram, which expires today

Obama going to Ohio to challenge GOP on economy

YoopyaJan 4, 2012April 10, 20240

WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama is pushing his economic message in Ohio, brandishing his presidential megaphone in a politically important state to make certain his appeal to

11 killed as Cyclone Thane hits southeast India

YoopyaDec 30, 2011April 10, 20240

December 30, 2011 — NEW DELHI (AP) — A cyclone brought heavy rains and gale-force winds to India’s southeastern coast, killing at least 11 people,

Obama blames plot to kill Saudi diplomat on Iran

YoopyaDec 30, 2011April 10, 20240

October 13, 2011 — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Thursday that officials at the “highest levels” of the Iranian government must be held

Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo taken into custody at ICC

YoopyaDec 17, 2011February 7, 20240

November 30, 2011 — THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court charged former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo with murder, rape, persecution and

Obama’s Diverse Judge Picks Make History

YoopyaDec 17, 2011November 25, 20230

President Obama has made a historical effort to recolor the federal courts. By Naeesa Aziz Opinions on President Obama’s job performance may vary widely, but