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Islamists strengthen grip over north Mali

In one town in northern Mali a man has been whipped for drinking alcohol. In another, pictures of unveiled women have been torn down. In a third, traditional music is no longer heard in the streets. While government soldiers were fighting each other this week for control of the capital in Mali’s southwest corner, Islamist

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Two killed, one hurt in ambush

Two people were killed and a woman was critically injured when their car was shot at in Msinga, south of Dundee, in KwaZulu-Natal, police said on Wednesday. “The vehicle was ambushed while en route to Keate’s Drift,” Colonel Jay Naicker said. He could not confirm SABC reports that two of the victims, a man and

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McCain to look into case of Yvonne Baldelli, American missing in Panama

The desperate search for an American woman missing in Panama may be getting some high-profile help from U.S. Sen. John McCain. The Arizona Republican sent a letter last week to the sister of Yvonne Baldelli, requesting more information about the missing woman’s case. Baldelli, 42, of southern California, was last seen in November in Isla

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Ecuador court convicts local man of bludgeoning countrywoman, child to death in Massachusetts

An Ecuadorean man was convicted of premeditated murder on Monday in last year’s bludgeoning killings in Massachusetts of a woman and her toddler son in a case that upset U.S. prosecutors because Ecuador insisted on trying the man in his homeland. He likely would have faced a far stiffer penalty in the United States. Under

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Mali Islamist group says will free British hostage for deal on destination of UK-held Islamist

A militant Islamic group in Mali’s north says it will release a British hostage in exchange for a deal on where a well-known Islamist held in the U.K will be deported. SITE Intelligence Group says the statement from al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb was posted Sunday on jihadist internet forums. The British hostage also holds

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Journalist from newsmagazine Proceso found dead in Mexican state of Veracruz

The Mexican government’s human rights commission said Sunday that it will investigate the apparent slaying of a correspondent for Proceso newsmagazine who often wrote about drug trafficking. Police found the body of Regina Martinez on Saturday inside the bathroom of her home in the Veracruz state capital, Xalapa. There were signs of heavy “blows to

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Man charged after armed standoff that put London shopping district in lockdown

Police say a man at the center of a three-hour-long standoff that closed part of one of Britain’s busiest shopping streets has been charged. Police said Sunday that 48-year-old Michael Green will appear in court Monday accused of five offenses — possession of a weapon, false imprisonment, making a hoax bomb threat, recklessly endangering lives

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One dead after beer tent collapses in storm

One person has died and more than a dozen were taken to a hospital with injuries after high winds blew over a beer tent near Busch Stadium in the US. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that the man who died suffered a heart attack during the commotion when a sudden storm blew through around 3.50pm

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Service delivery has improved since ‘94: Zuma

INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS President Jacob Zuma. Photo: Neil Baynes South Africa has made significant strides since democracy in improving access to basic services, President Jacob Zuma said at a Freedom Day celebration in Pretoria on Friday. “In this regard we are leading the struggle to eradicate unemployment, inequality and poverty through promoting inclusive economic growth,” he

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