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Thabo Mbeki in Khartoum for peace talks.

Thabo Mbeki in Khartoum for peace talks.

Former South African President Thabo Mbeki has arrived in Khartoum to attempt to restart negotiations between Sudan and South Sudan. The African Union’s mediator is due to meet Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir to try to set [...]

Man arrested for swallowing $20,000 diamond.

Man arrested for swallowing $20,000 diamond.

A man suspected of swallowing a $20,000 (£12,600) diamond is being held in custody in Windsor, Canada, until it passes through his system, police say. Richard Matthews allegedly swapped the gem for a fake and ate [...]

Man jumps in chute to escape girlfriend.

Man jumps in chute to escape girlfriend.

A man in central Russia has been rescued by emergency workers from a rubbish chute after he jumped into it to hide from his girlfriend. He plunged three floors from the eighth floor of an apartment [...]

Ex- Rwandan  Prime Minister in Race for East African parliamentary Seat.

Ex- Rwandan Prime Minister in Race for East African parliamentary Seat.

Campaigns and lobbying for the country’s nine slots in the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) are in earnest ahead of elections on Friday. According to red pepper, the former Rwandan Prime Minister Pierre Celestin Rwigema, who [...]

Greece’s interim Cabinet sworn in as fears swirl of euro exit.

Greece’s interim Cabinet sworn in as fears swirl of euro exit.

Athens, Greece (CNN) — Cabinet ministers in Greece’s interim government was sworn in Thursday, as the country grapples with a political and economic crisis that could have effects far beyond its borders. Greek voters punished the [...]

Bikers attack three judges, one injured.

Bikers attack three judges, one injured.

NEW DHELI-In a suspected case of road rage, three judges and the driver of the car they were travelling in were attacked by unidentified motorcyclists in south Delhi on Thursday evening. This is the second incident [...]

Opposition Syrian National Council head Burhan Ghalioun ‘to resign’

Opposition Syrian National Council head Burhan Ghalioun ‘to resign’

The head of Syria’s main opposition alliance, the Syrian National Council, has said he will not resign amid growing criticism and rifts within the group. Burhan Ghalioun, who was re-elected as SNC leader on Tuesday, said [...]

Robert F Kennedy Jr’s estranged wife found dead.

Robert F Kennedy Jr’s estranged wife found dead.

Robert F Kennedy Jr’s estranged wife has been found dead at her home in New York State. No cause of death had been released, but US media reported the 52-year-old had been discovered hanged. In a [...]

UN prosecutors paid witnesses to pin me- Charles Taylor.

UN prosecutors paid witnesses to pin me- Charles Taylor.

Former Liberian president, Charles Taylor, who’s been convicted of war crimes, has told the International Criminal Court that the witnesses against him were paid, coerced and threatened with prosecution if they didn’t cooperate in pinning him [...]

Greece to hold new elections.

Greece to hold new elections.

Greece remains without a government since its previous vote left parliament split over the EU bailout according to Aljazeera. Greece will hold a new election after politicians failed to form a government, nine days following an [...]