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New Boko Haram Raid in Northern Nigeria Leaves 55 Dead

New Boko Haram Raid in Northern Nigeria Leaves 55 Dead

The Nigerian military says some 200 Islamist militants raided a remote northeastern town Tuesday, leaving 55 people dead, including police, prison officials and civilians. Army spokesman Sagir Musa blamed the…

Brazil in talks to hire 6,000 Cuban doctors

Brazil in talks to hire 6,000 Cuban doctors

  Brazil has begun negotiations to hire at least 6,000 Cuban doctors to work in rural areas, Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota says. Both countries are consulting the Pan American…

Kenya condom ad opposed by Catholic Church

Kenya condom ad opposed by Catholic Church

  Kenya’s Roman Catholic Church has condemned a Catholic group for a billboard and newspaper advertising campaign promoting condom use. The US-based Catholics for Choice was planting “negative attitudes” that…

Unearthing Trinidad’s Carib Ancestry

Unearthing Trinidad’s Carib Ancestry

Heritage consultant Dr. Kris Rampersad said the recent finds of skeletal remains and artefacts point to the need for a comprehensive archaeological survey of Trinidad and Tobago. By Peter Richards…

Gay British MP charged with rape of two men

Gay British MP charged with rape of two men

Deputy House of Commons Speaker Nigel Evans has denied allegations against him as “completely false”, after being arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault. The 55-year-old Conservative MP for…

What if Africa were to become the hub for global science?

What if Africa were to become the hub for global science?

At first sight, it seems unlikely – a continent most associated with war and famine producing globally significant scientific research. However, in many ways, the groundwork is there – knowledge,…

Brazil’s Santos Cruz to head UN’s DR Congo mission

Brazil’s Santos Cruz to head UN’s DR Congo mission

The UN has appointed a Brazilian general credited with bringing a Haiti slum under control to lead peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Gen Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz…

199 Killed, Over 1,000 Injured In Bangladesh Garment Factory Collapse

199 Killed, Over 1,000 Injured In Bangladesh Garment Factory Collapse

An eight-story building housing garment factories, shops, and a bank collapsed this morning, killing 199 people, and injuring over a thousand more. The structure, located in Bangladesh’s busy downtown Dhaka…

Brazil police sentenced over Carandiru jail massacre

Brazil police sentenced over Carandiru jail massacre

A court in Brazil has sentenced 23 police officers each to 156 years in jail for involvement in a notorious 1992 prison massacre in Sao Paulo. The officers were convicted…

Opposition builds to South Africa deployment to DR Congo

Opposition builds to South Africa deployment to DR Congo

JOHANNESBURG – Kholekile Dlamini has been devastated by the death of her son Xolani Dlamini, a South African National Defence Force soldier who died in the Central African Republic. Like…

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