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Four men sentenced to death in India gang rape
NEW DELHI (AP) — A judge on Friday sentenced to death the four men convicted in the December gang rape and murder of a young New Delhi woman, ordering them
Somali crisis: Amnesty criticises evictions in Mogadishu
(BBC NEWS) Amnesty International has denounced the forcible eviction of tens of thousands of homeless people from makeshift camps in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. The human rights group says the
Nigeria: Jonathan Condemns Kidnap of Anglican Archbishop
(VANGUARD) Yenagoa — President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday said the federal government is winning the war against insurgency and other security challenges in some parts of the country as he also
Uganda: West Buganda Bishop Sings Museveni Praises
The Observer (Kampala)President Museveni has found a valuable campaign agent in Right Reverend Godfrey Makumbi, the Anglican Bishop of West Buganda diocese, who says his people have nothing more to
Egypt: Pope Asks Constitution Amendments to Include All Non-Muslims
Coptic Christian Pope Tawadros II has demanded the amendment of Article Three of Egypt’s constitution from being restricted to “Jews and Christians” to include all non-Muslims, reported a local newspaper
Al-Amriki and al-Britani: Militants ‘killed’ in Somalia
(BBC NEWS) Two top Islamist militants, from the US and UK, have been killed in Somalia after falling out with al-Shabab, witnesses have told the BBC. Omar Hammami, known as
40 Children Taken From Christian Community After ‘Massive’ German Police Raid
By Stoyan Zaimov, Christian Post Reporter Forty children have been taken from a Christian community in Bavaria in a raid by German police following allegations of child abuse, though the
Ethiopia’s Religious Leaders Call for Support for National Development
(ETHIOPIA GOVERNMENT) Ethiopia’s religious leaders urged Ethiopians to uphold peace and support the country’s efforts in national development in their New Year messages for 2006 (Ethiopian Calendar), noting that upholding the
Nigeria: Ban On Same-Sex Marriage Irrevocable, Mark Says
(DAILY TRUST) Senate President David Mark has said that the law banning same-sex marriage in Nigeria was irrevocable. Senator Mark maintained that inspite of criticisms and pressure from some sections
Presidents of Ghana and Tanzania Confirmed for Gala Conversation
(AAI) President of Ghana H.E. John Dramani Mahama will join President of Tanazina H.E. Jakaya Kikwete in an exclusive “Conversation on Africa’s Past, Present and Future” with African Heads of State during AAI’s 60th
