AU Commission to send observers to Sudan polls
ADDIS ABABA (AA) – The African Union (AU) Commission plans to deploy election observers to monitor next month’s parliamentary and…
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Kenya burns 15 tons of ivory to deter poachers Between 20,000 and 25,000 elephants are killed in Africa annually
NAIROBI (AA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday set fire to 15 tons of elephant tusk in a symbolic…
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Netanyahu slams potential Iran deal Israeli prime minister calls on US lawmakers to oppose a prospective deal with Iran, the details of which remain unclear
WASHINGTON (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu assailed a prospective nuclear deal with Iran in defiance of the Obama…
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Ivorian goalkeeper Barry quits international football Ivory Coast goalkeeper Barry announces his retirement from international football.
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AA) – The Ivory Coast’s national goalkeeper, Boubacar Barry, announced that he retired from international football on Tuesday. The…
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Indian state’s beef ban provokes ire of activists
NEW DELHI (AA) – An Indian state’s decision on Monday to ban the sale and possession of beef has been…
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Turkey delivers military aid to Iraq Two planes carrying military aid land in Baghdad
BAGHDAD (AA) – Two planes carrying Turkish military aid to Iraq have landed in Baghdad. According to an Anadolu Agency…
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English footballer Adam Johnson released on bond Police say Johnson is accused of having sex with 15-year-old girl.
LONDON (AA) – Sunderland’s winger Adam Johnson, who was arrested Monday for allegedly having sexual intercourse with a minor, has been released…
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Half a million Zimbabweans need food assistance Zimbabwe was once considered a regional "breadbasket"
HARARE (AA) – Nearly half a million Zimbabweans remain vulnerable to food scarcity despite improvements made in recent years, according…
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Bill Gates named world’s richest person for 16th time Forbes 2015 list of the world's richest people include 290 newcomers
NEW YORK (AA) – Bill Gates has retained his title as the world’s richest person, an American business magazine said Monday. The…
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In new video, Boko Haram beheads 2 suspected ‘spies’
LAGOS (AA) – Nigeria’s Boko Haram militant group has released a new video showing the beheading of two men suspected…
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White House casts doubt on Netanyahu’s Iran strategy "He hasn't even laid out a strategy for how to accomplish his goal,” said White House press secretary Josh Earnest
WASHINGTON (AA) – No one, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has produced an alternative plan for preventing Iran from…
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Egypt, Ethiopia Foreign Minister’s in Sudan for Nile dam meeting
KHARTOUM (AA) – The foreign ministers of Egypt and Ethiopia arrived in Sudanese capital Khartoum on Monday to participate in…
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