World & Africa

Pope meets with wife and family of Julian Assange, who says pontiff ‘concerned’ by his

By Associated Press VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis met Friday with imprisoned WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s wife Stella, who said the
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‘Movement’ detected at South African mine where dozens suspected dead, but no search operation yet

By Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African authorities have detected “movement” underground at a shuttered gold
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Children of refugees wanting SA citizenship will have to speak one official language

By Times Live Children of refugees wanting South African citizenship will have to speak at least one official language. This
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Outrage erupts after man accused of blasphemy is stoned to death in latest mob killing

By Associated Press ABUJA: A man was stoned to death after being accused of blasphemy in northwest Nigeria, authorities and
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Putin says the aborted rebellion played into the hands of Russia’s enemies

By Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday blasted organizers of a weekend revolt, the gravest threat yet to
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Zimbabwe’s Hilda Suka-Mafudze is the new African Union envoy to the United States; she outlines

By The Washington Diplomat Few people realize this, but Hilda Suka-Mafudze speaks for more people than any other foreign ambassador
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China’s president orders safety campaign after explosion at barbecue restaurant kills 31 people

By Associated Press HONG KONG: China’s president ordered a national safety campaign on Thursday after a massive cooking gas explosion
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German lawmakers approve a plan to attract skilled workers to plug the country’s labour gap

By Associated Press BERLIN: Germany’s parliament on Friday approved plans to attract more skilled workers to Europe’s biggest economy and
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South African authorities say 31 illegal miners killed in explosion in May, only now coming

By Associated Press JOHANNESBURG: At least 31 illegal miners are believed to have died in a gas explosion in a
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Questions emerge about Titanic-bound sub’s regulation, as investigators hunt for reason it imploded

By Associated Press Authorities hunted Friday for the reason a submersible carrying people to the wreck of the Titanic imploded
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