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Trial of Mubarak enters last day

22 February, 2012
Trial of Mubarak enters last day

The trial of Egypt’s former President Hosni Mubarak is due to begin its final day, after six months of hearings. Mr Mubarak denies ordering the killing of protesters during the uprising that forced him to step down last February after three decades in power. He could face the death penalty if convicted, as could...
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UN Chief to Make First Visit to Zambia

20 February, 2012
UN Chief to Make First Visit to Zambia

The United Nations (UN) Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon will this week visit Zambia for his first official visit to the southern African nation, according to a statement released by UN office in Zambia on Monday. The UN chief is expected to be in the country on Friday, Feb. 24 and leave on Feb. 26....
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Dozens die in Mexico prison fight

20 February, 2012
Dozens die in Mexico prison fight

At least 44 people have died in a Prison fight in northern Mexico. Security officials said members of rival drug cartels confronted each other with stones and home-made weapons in the jail north of the city of Monterrey. Some victims were strangled. An investigation is under way to establish if some of the prison...
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Four Chinese face deportation

19 February, 2012
Four Chinese face deportation

Four Chinese nationals are facing deportation from Zimbabwe after they were arrested for killing more than 40 rare tortoises for meat.Animal welfare officials said the men admitted charges of animal cruelty.Investigators found the skeletal remains of 40 endangered Bell’s Hinged tortoises, in a raid on the men’s house. They also reportedly recovered 13 live...
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Honduras buries jail fire victims

19 February, 2012
Honduras buries jail fire victims

Relatives of the victims of Tuesday’s prison Fire in Comayagua, Honduras have been mourning the dead. Funerals have been held across the country for those whose bodies were released by forensic investigators. Officials said the number of dead had risen to 358 after two badly burned victims died in hospital. Honduran President Porfirio Lobo...
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Kenya and Zambia Set for Diplomatic Clash

18 February, 2012

Zambia appeared to have sparked a fierce diplomatic row with Kenya when it claimed the son of former President Rupiah Banda who is wanted on corruption charges is hiding out at State House in Nairobi. Zambia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Given Lubinda said his government would investigate the “revelations” about Henry Banda. But Presidential Press...
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Underwear bomber given life term

17 February, 2012
Underwear bomber given life term

A Nigerian man accused of trying to bomb a US-bound flight on Christmas Day 2009 has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 25, pleaded guilty to attempting to blow up a commercial plane as a would-be suicide mission for al-Qaeda. His family quickly called on the US government to...
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Libya militias ‘out of control’

16 February, 2012
Libya militias ‘out of control’

Armed militias are threatening the security and stability of Libya, Amnesty International has warned. The human rights group says at least 12 detainees held by militias have died after being tortured since September. The report is being released to coincide with the one-year anniversary on Friday of the revolt that toppled Libyan leader Muammar...
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Honduras jail fire kills hundreds

15 February, 2012
Honduras jail fire kills hundreds

At least 300 prisoners have been killed after a massive fire swept through a jail in Honduras, officials say. Many victims were burned or suffocated to death in their cells in Comayagua, north of the capital Tegucigalpa. The officials say at least 300 are confirmed dead, but a further 56 inmates, out of the...
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EU to keep up Zimbabwe sanctions

15 February, 2012
EU to keep up Zimbabwe sanctions

Brussels – The European Union is expected to keep up sanctions on Zimbabwe but remove a third of the people from its list of those affected by asset freezes and visa bans, EU diplomats said on Tuesday. The arms embargo will remain in place and a freeze in development aid will be extended for...
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