French court questions IMF chief Christine Lagarde »
IMF chief Christine Lagarde has arrived at a court in Paris for questioning over a payout to a controversial tycoon during her time as finance minister. She is being…
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Man dead in suspected Woolwich terror attack »
A man has been killed in a machete attack and two suspects shot by police in Woolwich, south-east London. Prime Minister David Cameron said there were “strong indications that it…
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Riots grip Stockholm suburbs after police shooting »
Rioters have lit fires and stoned emergency services in the suburbs of Stockholm for the third night in a row after a man was shot dead by police. Incidents were…
1:15 pm / No Comment / Read More »Chinua Achebe: Nigeria holds funeral for author »
Thousands of mourners have paid their last respects to renowned Nigerian author Chinua Achebe in his home town in Anambra…
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Two suicide bombers have struck a military camp and a French-run uranium mine in two towns in north western Niger,…
12:16 pm / No Comment / Read More »DR Congo: M23 rebels declare truce for Ban Ki-moon visit »
M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have declared a ceasefire to ease the way for UN chief Ban…
10:51 am / No Comment / Read More »Chinua Achebe: Nigeria to hold funeral for author »
Renowned Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, who died in March, is due to be buried in his home town in Anambra…
9:52 am / No Comment / Read More »Achebe, no father of African literature — Soyinka »
As celebrated author, Chinua Achebe’s final burial rites hold this week, Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka in this exclusive interview with…
4:26 pm / No Comment / Read More »DR Congo conflict: Goma hit by mortar »
A mortar has hit the main city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, killing one person, the UN has said.…
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