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Africa: Hague court says Ivory Coast suspect Ble Goude in its custody

YoopyaMar 24, 2014October 28, 20230

(Reuters) – Charles Ble Goude, wanted by the International Criminal Court in connection with a wave of violence after Ivory Coast’s 2010 elections, is in

World: Chinese plane sees floating ‘white objects’ in search for Malaysian jet

YoopyaMar 24, 2014September 16, 20230

(Reuters) – A Chinese military aircraft searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner spotted several suspicious floating objects on Monday in remote seas off Australia,

Missing World: Malaysian jet most likely in southern Indian Ocean: source

YoopyaMar 19, 2014September 16, 20230

(Reuters) – Investigators probing the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner with 239 people on board believe it most likely flew into the southern Indian

Asia: Thai justice minister questions latest court case threatening PM

YoopyaMar 19, 2014September 16, 20230

(Reuters) – Thailand’s justice minister on Wednesday questioned the validity of a court case that could lead to the scrapping of a February 2 election

Africa: Zimbabwe caps salaries for “fat cat” state executives

YoopyaMar 19, 2014September 16, 20230

(Reuters) – President Robert Mugabe’s government has slashed pay and perks for managers of Zimbabwe’s state-owned firms, in a bid to ease public anger over

Europe: Defiant Putin signs treaty making Crimea part of Russia

YoopyaMar 18, 2014September 16, 20230

(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin, defying Ukrainian protests and Western sanctions, on Tuesday signed a treaty making Crimea part Russia but said he did

Africa: Seven killed in Nigeria stampede at recruitment drive

YoopyaMar 17, 2014June 25, 20230

(Reuters) – Seven people have been killed in a stampede at Nigeria’s national stadium during a recruitment drive for the immigration service, officials and witnesses

Asia: China baby hatch suspended after hundreds abandoned

YoopyaMar 17, 2014September 26, 20230

A baby hatch in southern China has been forced to suspend work after hundreds of infants were abandoned, overwhelming the centre, its director says. More

Latine America: Strong 6.2 magnitude aftershock hits off northern Chile

YoopyaMar 17, 2014September 26, 20230

WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuter) – A strong aftershock 6.2 in magnitude struck offshore northern Chile early on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, following a

South Africa: Oscar Pistorius ‘knew rules’ about gun use

YoopyaMar 17, 2014September 26, 20230

The Oscar Pistorius trial, now in its 11th day, has heard from a firearm specialist who testified the athlete had good knowledge of gun use