70 killed Nigerian clashes: military
Lagos – Over 70 people have been killed in clashes between the army and members of the Boko Haram militant group in the northeast, following last Friday pre-dawn attacks on a military barracks in Bama town, the Nigerian defence authority said Monday. “Over 50 of them (Boko Haram) died... read more »
Egypt sentences anti-Mubarak activists for three years
London – Three Egyptian activists from the 2011 uprising that ousted President Hosni Mubarak have been sentenced to three years in jail. High-profile democracy campaigners Ahmed Maher, Ahmed Douma and Mohamed Adel were found guilty of organizing an unauthorized protest and attacking police... read more »
Egypt forms panel to probe post-Morsi violence
Cairo – Egypt’s interim President Adly Mansour ordered to form a fact-finding committee to investigate the violence that broke out after the ouster of former president Mohamed Morsi, a state-run website reported. Mansour issued a presidential decree and declared the formation of the new... read more »
Ban Ki-moon calls for end to hostilities in South Sudan
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon demanded an end to growing civil conflict in South Sudan and called on all parties Sunday to negotiate a political solution to the crisis. “I demand that all political, military and militia leaders stop hostilities and end the violence against... read more »
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Mandela’s funeral begins with military procession
Nelson Mandela’s state funeral began on Sunday in his ancestral village of Qunu, in the presence of around 4,500 guests. The service is taking place in a giant dome-shaped marquee... read more »
Nelson Mandela’s funeral under way
Pretoria – The state funeral of the late South African president Nelson Mandela is under way in the village of Qunu in the Eastern Cape province, ending the 10-day official mourning... read more »
Desmond Tutu to attend Mandela’s funeral
London – South Africa’s Nobel peace laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu will attend the funeral of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela Sunday. “Tutu will be travelling to Qunu... read more »
Ex-army chief to testify in Mubarak retrial
Cairo – Egypt’s former army chief and defence minister Hussein Tantawi appeared in Cairo Criminal Court Saturday ! for testimony in the retrial of former president Hosni... read more »
Mandela makes final journey home
On a final journey to his home village where he had wanted to spend his final days, the remains of Nelson Mandela were honored amid pomp and ceremony on Saturday at an air base in South Africa’s... read more »
