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Africa & rest of the world
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Close shave: laser hair removal device sparks Australia airport evacuation
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Australian inquiry opens public hearings into Bondi Beach shooting
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Australian soldier charged with war crimes in Afghanistan
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29 killed; security chiefs sacked
The death toll from a deadly attack on a hotel in Mogadishu rose to 29 yesterday, prompting the Somali government
29 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Shooting, tear gas mar Kenya election re-run
At least three people were shot dead yesterday during clashes over Kenya's re-run election, which has been boycotted by the
26 October 2017, 18:13 PM
Boko Haram kills 8 Nigerian soldiers
At least eight soldiers were killed in heavy fighting when Boko Haram raided a military camp and looted food from villagers in northeast
26 October 2017, 18:04 PM
Protests as Kenya to hold polls today
Kenya's repeat presidential elections will proceed as planned today, said the head of the election board yesterday, after
25 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Fresh attack leaves 13 Niger soldiers dead
Thirteen paramilitary police were killed Saturday in a fresh attack in Niger's restive southwest, just weeks after a deadly
22 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Somalia truck bomb toll jumps to 358
Somalia's deadliest ever attack, a truck bomb in the capital Mogadishu, has now killed 358 people with 228 more
21 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Boko Haram kills 3 soldiers in Nigeria
At least three soldiers were killed when Boko Haram fighters ambushed a military convoy in northeast Nigeria, security and civilian
19 October 2017, 18:17 PM
Kenya election chief casts doubt on fair poll
Kenya's polls chief yesterday cast doubt on his organisation's ability to hold a credible vote next week, pointing to internal divisions
18 October 2017, 18:00 PM
29 killed in central Nigeria violence
At least 29 people were killed in a new flare-up of violence in central Nigeria targeting people sheltered in a primary school, prompting
17 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Zuma fires critic in S Africa reshuffle
South African President Jacob Zuma sacked a vocal critic from his cabinet yesterday. In his second reshuffle this year, Zuma dropped
17 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Death toll from Somalia bomb attacks tops 300
More than 300 people died after twin bomb explosions in Mogadishu, an official said yesterday, as locals packed hospitals in search of
16 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Truth prevails, 46 years on
An anti-apartheid activist who died in police custody 46 years ago did not commit suicide but was murdered by officers, a South
12 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Kenya bans protests in central Nairobi
Kenyan authorities banned protests in central Nairobi and other hotspots as they tried to keep a lid on mounting political turmoil in the
12 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Nigeria begins Boko Haram mass trials
Nigeria on Monday began its first major trials of Boko Haram suspects, with a promise to "prosecute and not to
10 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Ghana gas depot blast kills six
At least six people were killed and 35 injured, mostly suffering burns, after an explosion at a natural gas depot in
8 October 2017, 18:00 PM
School guard burns 6 kids to death in Brazil
A mentally ill Brazilian nursery school guard burned six small children and a teacher to death after spraying them with
6 October 2017, 18:00 PM
3 US soldiers killed in Niger ambush
Three US soldiers and one from another nation were killed when a joint US-Niger patrol was ambushed near the border with Mali in
5 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Three killed in Boko Haram raid in Nigeria
Boko Haram killed three people and set fire to scores of homes in a raid targeting vulnerable rural communities in northeast Nigeria, a
28 September 2017, 18:46 PM
Outcry saves 'world's lung'
The Brazilian government backed off a controversial proposal to authorize private companies to mine a sprawling
26 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Fistfight breaks out in Uganda parliament
Fistfights and chair-throwing break out in Uganda's parliament ahead of a debate on whether to grant long-serving President Yoweri Museveni another term in office, local television shows.
26 September 2017, 14:29 PM