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200 killed in Yemen in a week: govt
At least 200 people were killed on the outskirts of the Yemeni capital in fighting during the past week between Shiite rebels and Sunni militiamen, the government said Monday. Rescue teams retrieved 53 bodies during the day, “bringing the total pulled by ministry teams since September 16 to 200 bodies,”[…]
France launches first strikes on ISIL in Iraq
France has carried out its first air strikes in Iraq against positions of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, joining a US-led operation to defeat the rebel group. In a statement issued on Friday, French President Francois Hollande said the strike destroyed a logistics depot held by ISIL.[…]
ANC wins 10 wards, DA one in by-elections
The African National Congress won 10 of the 11 wards contested in Wednesday’s by-elections, with the Democratic Alliance winning one, the Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) said on Thursday. The elections saw the ANC take two wards, one from an independent candidate and another from the DA. “From an independent[…]
Ebola-denial a revolt against colonial mindset: Expert
It has been one of the more bizarre features of a deadly epidemic: a vocal minority in west African society denying that Ebola exists even as family and friends die around them. The outbreak has cut a swathe through the region, killing more than 1,500 people since the start of[…]
US mourns Ferguson teenager killed by police
Grieving family members were joined by thousands of mourners at the funeral of Michael Brown, an unarmed black youth whose killing by a white police officer in the town of Ferguson triggered weeks of unrest. US civil rights leader Reverend Al Sharpton, called for a “fair and impartial investigation” into[…]
Gaza violence continues despite ceasefire
Dozens of Palestinians have been killed just hours into a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, medics say, after Israel and Hamas agreed to a 72-hour pause in fighting. According to reports from a Rafah hospital, at least 40 people were killed on Friday as Israeli tanks fired shells into eastern[…]
Gaza’s displaced cram into UN schools
Dozens of displaced Gaza families flooded into a UN school early Tuesday after Israel warned them to leave their homes, struggling to set up camp in a cramped, dirty courtyard. Hundreds of homeless Gazans were already living there, with this school in the northern town of Jabaliya packed to overflowing.[…]
ANCYL reads names of murdered Palestinians
The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) gathered outside Parliament on Tuesday to read the 519 names of Palestinians who have been murdered since the start of the Israeli military offensive on Gaza this month. In a statement, the ANCYL expressed its frustration that South Africa has not yet expelled[…]
US drone kills 12 in Pakistan tribal area
At least 12 people have been killed in a US drone attack in the Pakistani tribal area of North Waziristan, , sources have told Al Jazeera, the second such attack this week. Wednesday’s attack took place in the Dattakhel area of North Waziristan, about 30km west of Miranshah. Four missiles[…]
89 killed in Afghan bombing
A suicide bomber blew up a car packed with explosives near a busy market and a mosque in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing at least 89 people in the deadliest insurgent attack on civilians since the 2001 U.S.-led invasion. The explosion destroyed dozens of mud-brick shops, flipped cars over and[…]