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Baga raid: Satellite images ‘show Nigeria army abuse’

YoopyaMay 1, 2013September 8, 2024

by YoopyaMay 1, 2013September 8, 20240

Satellite images reveal that 2,275 homes were destroyed during a military raid to hunt down militant Islamists in the northern Nigerian town of Baga last...

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French Islamist captured ‘after fighting’ in Mali

YoopyaMay 1, 2013November 10, 2024

by YoopyaMay 1, 2013November 10, 20240

A French Islamic convert who threatened his home country has been captured in northern Mali, allegedly after fighting on the militants’ side. French troops captured...

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Bangladesh building collapse: Death toll passes 400

YoopyaMay 1, 2013September 8, 2024

by YoopyaMay 1, 2013September 8, 20240

The number of people killed in the collapse of a factory building on the outskirts of the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, has passed 400, officials say....

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Everest: Climbers Steck and Moro in fight with Sherpas

YoopyaApril 29, 2013September 8, 2024

by YoopyaApril 29, 2013September 8, 20240

Police in Nepal are investigating an alleged fight between two famous European climbers and their Nepalese mountain guides on Mount Everest. Switzerland’s Ueli Steck and...

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Egypt judiciary crisis: Morsi hints at compromise

YoopyaApril 29, 2013September 8, 2024

by YoopyaApril 29, 2013September 8, 20240

The office of Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi has suggested a compromise may have been reached to end a crisis over the judiciary. After talks with...

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No more survivors likely in Bangladesh tragedy

YoopyaApril 29, 2013September 8, 2024

by YoopyaApril 29, 2013September 8, 20240

SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Rescue workers in Bangladesh gave up hopes of finding any more survivors in the remains of a building that collapsed five...

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Hurdles to talks high after North Korea threats

YoopyaApril 29, 2013September 8, 2024

by YoopyaApril 29, 2013September 8, 20240

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — After weeks of fiery rhetoric, military posturing and threats that it’s willing to strike back hard if provoked, North Korea...

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Zambia remembers air crash victims on 20th anniversary

YoopyaApril 29, 2013September 5, 2024

by YoopyaApril 29, 2013September 5, 20240

The Zambian football fraternity on Sunday marked the 20th anniversary of the plane crash that killed its entire national football team – but still with...

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Syria crisis: PM Halaqi ‘survives Damascus car bombing’

YoopyaApril 29, 2013September 5, 2024

by YoopyaApril 29, 2013September 5, 20240

Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halaqi has survived a car bomb attack in the capital, Damascus, reports say. The blast in western Mazzeh district targeted Mr...

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Fiery Afghan bus crash kills 45, Taliban blamed

YoopyaApril 26, 2013September 5, 2024

by YoopyaApril 26, 2013September 5, 20240

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) – A bus collided on Friday with the wreckage of a truck that had been attacked by Taliban insurgents in southern Afghanistan,...