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Egypt sentences 12 pro-Morsi protesters to 17 years
AFP CAIRO: An Egyptian court sentenced 12 supporters of deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi to 17 years in prison on Wednesday for taking part in a violent protest, state media reported. The...
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Brazil’s child sex tourism set to rise as World Cup draws near
Vanessa, 13, who was picked up by the police on the streets, is pictured at a shelter for girls who have faced sexual violence or sexual commercial exploitation, where she was sheltered after...
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All living US presidents – except ailing George H.W. Bush – to attend...
The White House says President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will attend a Tuesday memorial service in South Africa honoring Nelson Mandela. The service will take place at a stadium in...
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Nelson Mandela’s first ever TV interview in 1961
Nelson Mandela’s first ever television interview was given to ITN reporter Brian Widlake in May 1961. Widlake had arranged to meet Mandela in his hideout as the activist, then aged 42, was on the run...
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Mandela’s body reaches childhood village for funeral
PTI QUNU: Nelson Mandela’s remains arrived in his childhood village in eastern South Africa on Saturday for a traditional burial on Sunday, bringing down the curtain on ten days of national mourning...
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Nelson Mandela laid to rest
Mourners gathered in front of the South African embassy to pay their respects to the memory of Nelson Mandela on December 7, 2013. — File Photo AFP QUNU, South Africa: Big guns fired a salute in the...
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Brazil senate chief to repay ‘hair transplant’ flight
AFP BRASILIA – The president of Brazil’s senate, Renan Calheiros, will repay the cost of using an air force jet for a trip during which he reportedly had a hair transplant, his spokesman said Tuesday....
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Beauty queen shot dead in robbery
A former Miss Venezuela and her husband have been shot dead in front of their young daughter during a robbery after their car broke down in the country. Former Miss Venezuela Monica Spear who has been...
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African cannibal sets man alight and eats his leg to avenge wife’s murder
The victim was attacked by a militia of around 20 machete-wielding men Ouandja Magloire – also known as Mad Dog – reportedly ate part of the man Witnesses did not intervene but filmed the attack on...
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