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Men bluff before cleaning out pension payoutA police station in Swaziland has been robbed by six men, after they pretended they were there to report a crime.
Source : Iol | 15-Oct-2008 19:23
Pirates have a change of heart
Somali pirates, holding an arms-laden Ukrainian ship, have withdrawn their threat to destroy the ship.
Source : Iol | 15-Oct-2008 19:08
Kenya probe finds politicians involved in post-election violence
Nairobi - An independent commission probing the post- election violence that rocked Kenya at the start of the year said
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 15-Oct-2008 18:59
Community outlaws female circumcision
An Ugandan community, that has practiced female genital mutilation, has decided to banned the ritual.
Source : Iol | 15-Oct-2008 18:53
Powerful pirates live the hijacking high life
As Somalia sinks ever deeper into hunger and despair, attacking foreign ships bottle-necking into the Gulf of Aden is proving to be one of the few profitable activities in the country.
Source : Topix.net | 15-Oct-2008 18:52
FRANCE: No Angolans at "Angolagate" Trial
LISBON, Oct 15 (IPS) - After a decade's delay, the defendants on trial for arms trafficking to Angola include figures of the French élite and an Israeli billionaire, but not a single leader from the vast African country has been summonsed by the Paris court judge.
Source : IspNews.net | 15-Oct-2008 18:45