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Malawi’s airports closed because of wage strike

YoopyaFebruary 21, 2013June 24, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 21, 2013June 24, 20230

All airports in Malawi have been forced to shut down following a wage strike by civil servants. Both domestic and international flights were cancelled, says...

Africa News World

Pistorius detective on attempted murder charges

YoopyaFebruary 21, 2013

by YoopyaFebruary 21, 20130

The South African detective leading the Oscar Pistorius inquiry is facing seven charges of attempted murder, police have confirmed. Detective Hilton Botha, who has faced...

Asia News World

Russia and Arab League propose direct Syria talks

YoopyaFebruary 21, 2013

by YoopyaFebruary 21, 20130

Russia and the Arab League say they want to broker direct talks between the Syrian government and opposition in a bid to end the country’s...

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Oscar Pistorius detective challenged at bail hearing

YoopyaFebruary 20, 2013

by YoopyaFebruary 20, 20130

Lawyers for South African athlete Oscar Pistorius have challenged the testimony of a senior police detective on the second day of a bail hearing. The...

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Kenya’s Willy Mutunga ‘threatened’ over Kenyatta case

YoopyaFebruary 20, 2013

by YoopyaFebruary 20, 20130

Kenya’s Chief Justice Willy Mutunga says he has been threatened with “dire consequences” if the courts barred presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta from contesting next month’s...

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Syria footballer killed in Damascus stadium attack

YoopyaFebruary 20, 2013September 21, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 20, 2013September 21, 20230

A Syrian footballer has been killed in a mortar strike on a stadium in Damascus, the state news agency says. Sana news agency says two...

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As Extremists Invaded, Timbuktu Hid Artifacts of a Golden Age

YoopyaFebruary 20, 2013

by YoopyaFebruary 20, 20130

TIMBUKTU, Mali — When the moment of danger came, Ali Imam Ben Essayouti knew just what to do. The delicate, unbound parchment manuscripts in the...

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Afghan forces arrest Pakistan Taliban commander

YoopyaFebruary 20, 2013

by YoopyaFebruary 20, 20130

Prominent Pakistani Taliban commander Maulvi Faqir Mohammad has been arrested in eastern Afghanistan. Maulvi Faqir Mohammad was detained in Nangarhar province, close to the Pakistani...

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Oscar Pistorius bail hearing prosecutors to make case

YoopyaFebruary 20, 2013

by YoopyaFebruary 20, 20130

South African prosecutors are set to detail their murder case against athlete Oscar Pistorius, on the second day of his bail hearing in Pretoria. They...

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Nigerian militants seize French tourists in Cameroon: Hollande

YoopyaFebruary 19, 2013

by YoopyaFebruary 19, 20130

(Reuters) – Islamist militants from neighboring Nigeria abducted a French family of seven, including four children, in northern Cameroon on Tuesday, French President Francois Hollande...