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Ivory Coast ex-President Laurent Gbagbo at ICC court

YoopyaFeb 19, 20130

Ivorian ex-President Laurent Gbagbo has appeared at the International Criminal Court to hear whether he could be tried on charges of crimes against humanity. The

Insight: “Triangle of death” looms over Congo’s mining heartlands

YoopyaFeb 19, 20130

(Reuters) – Trucks of workers and building materials hurtle through the mining town of Likasi at the heart of Congo’s copper producing south, evidence of

Pistorius says no intentions to kill girlfriend

YoopyaFeb 19, 20130

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius told a packed courtroom Tuesday that he shot his girlfriend to death by mistake, thinking she was a

Oscar Pistorius ‘shot Reeva Steenkamp in bathroom’

YoopyaFeb 19, 20130

South African athletics star Oscar Pistorius killed his girlfriend by shooting her through a bathroom door at his home, prosecutors told a court. Details of

Future races canceled in wake of Pistorius charge

YoopyaFeb 18, 20130

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Oscar Pistorius’ agent has canceled all future track races so the double-amputee Olympian can focus on the murder charge against him, underscoring

Libyans put aside woes to celebrate uneasy anniversary

YoopyaFeb 18, 20130

(Reuters) – Thousands took to the streets on Sunday to celebrate two years since the start of Libya’s revolution and a national political leader promised

Uhuru Kenyatta free to run after Kenya election ruling

YoopyaFeb 16, 20130

Kenya’s deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta – accused of crimes against humanity – can stand in next month’s election, after a court declined to bar

Oscar Pistorius denies Reeva Steenkamp South Africa murder

YoopyaFeb 16, 20130

South African Olympic and Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius has strongly rejected a charge that he murdered his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Ms Steenkamp, a 29-year-old model,

Family sugar remedy tested for healing people’s wounds

YoopyaFeb 15, 20130

A nurse is researching whether an old family remedy using sugar to heal wounds does actually work. Moses Murandu, from Zimbabwe, grew up watching his

Newcastle United’s Cheick Tiote in fraud arrest

YoopyaFeb 15, 20130

Newcastle United player Cheick Tiote has had his car seized by police after being arrested on suspicion of fraud. The 26-year-old midfielder was stopped by