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Nigeria ‘gay wedding’ bust leads to charges
Prosecutors in the northern Nigeria state of Kaduna have charged a group of 53 people with conspiring to celebrate a…
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Russia Supreme Court bans Jehovah’s Witnesses
Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday issued a ruling banning Jehovah’s Witnesses after the justice ministry called on it to dissolve…
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Zimbabwe’s Tsvangirai and Mujuru in anti-Mugabe alliance
Two of Zimbabwe’s best known opposition figures have agreed to form an alliance against President Robert Mugabe. Long-time Mugabe critic…
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Zimbabweans to pay school fees with ‘Goats and Sheep’
Parents in Zimbabwe can now pay the school fees of their children using livestock. That is the announcement from the…
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FGM: Detroit doctor Jumana Nagarwala faces life in jail
A doctor in the US city of Detroit has been charged with carrying out female genital mutilation (FGM) on young…
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Taiwan bans consumption of cats and dogs
Taiwan’s parliament has approved a bill banning the slaughter of cats and dogs for human consumption. The bill also prohibits…
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DR Congo anti-government protests banned
Police have banned political protests across the Democratic Republic of Congo, setting the stage for possible violence if the opposition…
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Police officer ‘stabbed at UK Parliament’
A police officer has been stabbed in the Houses of Parliament in central London, Commons Leader David Lidington has said.…
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Electronic devices banned on some US flights from Muslim states
The US has announced a ban on large electronic devices from cabin baggage on passenger flights from eight Muslim-majority countries.…
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