Police shot dead a gangster in Nairobi after his group had stolen Sh1.1 million from a Nairobi businessman but disposed of the money minutes later after wananchi and the robbed man gave chase. (Full …
Warrants for Thai protest leaders
Thai authorities have issued arrest warrants for 13 protest leaders and the man the protesters support, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The group had been charged with inciting a public …
South Africa: Transport Strike Could Threaten Food Supplies
An indefinite strike by members of SA's four major transport unions was likely to cripple SA's biggest food chain store, Kevin Korb, director of food merchandise at Pick n Pay, said yesterday. (Full …
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Obama vows efforts to halt piracy
The US president has said he will work to "halt the rise of piracy," after the country's navy rescued an American captain who had been held hostage by pirates off the coast of Somalia. (Full Story) …
Ukraine arrests 3 in radioactive material sale
Ukrainian security agents have arrested a regional lawmaker and two companions for trying to sell a radioactive substance that could be used in making a dirty bomb, officials said Tuesday. Full Story …
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US Al-Qaeda member urges support for jihadists
An American Al-Qaeda member has urged followers to step up assistance to suicide bombers and other radical fighters, arguing that the West "has begun to stagger," a group monitoring Al-Qaeda said. …
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Pakistani 'terror plot suspects' to be deported rather than charged
Most of the Pakistani men arrested last week in an anti-terrorist operation will be deported rather than charged, senior counter-terrorism sources told The Times last night. Full Story …
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Egypt 'hunts Hezbollah suspects'
Egyptian security forces are scouring the Sinai Peninsula for 13 alleged Hezbollah operatives, officials say. The men were named during the interrogation of 49 Hezbollah suspects that Egypt said it …
New Mumbai attacks suspect held
Pakistani officials say they have arrested another man suspected of helping the militants who attacked the Indian city of Mumbai last year. The interior ministry said Shaid Jamil Riaz was suspected of …
North Korea vows to boycott 6-party nuclear talks
North Korea vowed Tuesday to restore its nuclear facilities and boycott international talks on its atomic weapons program to protest the U.N. Security Council's condemnation of the country's rocket …
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