Category: World
Burkina Faso rejects ‘baseless accusations’ that soldiers massacred 223 villagers
Burkina Faso has rejected "baseless accusations" that soldiers massacred 223 people in attacks in February.
A Human Rights Watch report alleged t [...]
Portugal must pay for some colonial wrongs – president
Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has said that his country must take full responsibility for colonial-era abuses and that there are circum [...]
Dubai airport re-opens after UAE sees heavy rain
Operations at Dubai International Airport remain severely disrupted after heavy rains battered the United Arab Emirates and neighbouring countries.
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Ukraine warns of WW3 ahead of long-stalled Congress aid vote
Ukraine's prime minister has told the BBC there will be a "Third World War" if Ukraine loses its conflict with Russia, as he urged the US Congress t [...]
Chris Oyakhilome: Nigerian pastor pushing malaria vaccine conspiracy theories
Dressed in his signature closed-neck suit, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome stared directly into the camera, declaring that "there was never a proof that vac [...]
‘Alarming rise’ in child food poisoning in South Africa
More than 40 toddlers were taken to hospital in South Africa on Monday after mistaking rat poison for sweets.
"Upon medical examination, 17 were admi [...]
Togo opposition denounces presidential ‘power grab’
The opposition in Togo has denounced a proposed new constitution as a power grab, intended to extend the reign of President Faure Gnassingbé.
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United Airlines says Boeing blowout cost it $200m
United Airlines has blamed Boeing for a $200m (£161m) hit to its earnings in the first three months of this year.
The carrier was forced to ground [...]
Vietnamese billionaire sentenced to death for $44bn fraud
It was the most spectacular trial ever held in Vietnam, befitting one of the greatest bank frauds the world has ever seen.
Behind the stately yello [...]
Nigeria recovers $24m in poverty minister investigation
Nigeria has recovered 30bn naira ($24m; £19m) as part of an ongoing corruption probe into a suspended minister, the financial watchdog says.
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