Pope Calls For Calm In S.Sudan
The thread running through the Pope's message was that individuals have a role in promoting peace Pope Francis, celebrating his...
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UN In South Sudan Denies Report Of Mass Grave
UNMISS said it is still deeply concerned about extrajudicial killings and that it is investigating reports The United Nations mission...
Blasts Rock Christian Areas In Iraqi Capital
Iraqi Christians attend a Christmas Eve mass at St. Joseph Chaldean Church in Baghdad At least 24 people were killed in...
Christmas Crowds Gather In Bethlehem
Large crowds gathered in the biblical town of Bethlehem for Christmas Eve celebrations. Tourists packed Manger Square in a party...
‘Mass ethnic killings’ In South Sudan
New evidence is emerging of alleged ethnic killings committed during more than a week of fighting in South Sudan. The...
Terror Attack In Egypt Kills 14 Police Officers, 100 Injured
At least 14 police officers are confirmed dead and more than 100 injured after terrorists bombed a police headquarters north...
AK-47 Inventor Mikhail Kalashnikov Dead At 94
Viktor Chulkov, a spokesman for the government in Udmurt, where Kalashnikov lived, is quoted by RT as saying: “Today sad...
South Sudan Army Set To Move On Rebel-held Town Of Bor
More than 15,000 people are already at the UN compound in Bor South Sudanese troops are preparing to enter the...
South Sudan Evacuation Aircraft Fired on, US Troops Hurt
Four US service personnel on an evacuation mission have been wounded after their aircraft were shot at in South Sudan,...
ICC Prosecutor Seeks To Adjourn Kenyatta Trial
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta denies helping to orchestrate the post-election violence in 2007 that killed 1,200 people. The prosecutor at...
Putin To Pardon Jailed Oil Tycoon Khodorkovsky
Mikhail Khodorkovsky was once Russia's richest man Russian President Vladimir Putin says he will soon pardon jailed former tycoon Mikhail...
Madikizela-Mandela Denies Family Feud
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Madiba's ex wife Late former South African president, Nelson Mandela's ex-wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has rallied behind her stepdaughter...
Gunfire Continues In Tense Juba, 27 Dead
As many as 13,000 people have fled to two UN compounds in Juba Fresh gunfire has erupted overnight in the...
Jacob Zuma Unveils Mandela Statue
The Largest statue in the world of Nelson Mandela dedicated in Pretoria, a day after the former president was buried...
U.S Speaks Out On Juba Crisis
The US Embassy in Juba has spoken out on the ongoing heavy gunfire that has rocked the South Sudan Capital...
Mandela’s Body Begins Journey To Funeral Site In Ancestral Village
The coffin of former South African President Nelson Mandela is escorted aboard a military cargo plane after a send-off ceremony...
Rwandan Opposition figure Ingabire Sentenced To 15 Years In Jail
Rwanda’s Supreme Court on Friday sentenced opposition figure Victoire Ingabire to 15 years in jail on appeal, increasing her prison...
Mourners Overwhelm Mandela’s Lying In State On Last Day
A woman cries after paying her respects at the coffin of former South African President Nelson Mandela, as Mandela lies...
North Korea: Kim Jong Un’s Uncle Chang Hanged
An image of Mr Chang in court, his hands bound, was released on Friday The once-powerful uncle of North Korean...
Mandela Memorial ‘fake’ Interpreter Firm Owners ‘vanish’
Thamsanqa Dyantyi The owners of the firm which supplied a "fake" sign language interpreter to the Mandela memorial event have...