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Cabinet Takes Steps to Keep Tabs on New 'Threat' of Xenophobia Johannesburg - Following media reports and unconfirmed rumours that xenophobia may erupt after the Soccer World Cup, the Cabinet...

NAIROBI, Kenya - Security forces from Somalia's semiautonomous Puntland region stormed a hijacked cargo vessel early Thursday and outgunned the pirates holding it after they fatally shot the...

Malawi court convicts gay couple Steven Monjeza (L) and Tiwonge Chimbalanga (R) face 14 years in jail A court in Malawi has convicted a gay couple of gross indecency and unnatural acts...

Taxi Driver Gunman Kills 12 In Rampage Taxi Driver Gunman Kills 12 In Rampage Play video Self-employed taxi driver Derrick Bird began by reportedly shooting three colleagues in the town...

Two amputees treated at London hospitals are to be part of the first group of civilians with missing limbs who hope to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. Ray Edwards, 55, and Terry Leeson, 50, will...

Nimependa jinsi Dr. Dambisa Moyo alivyopanga pointi zake hapa chini. Ebu tusikilize halafu tuchangie humu jamvini. Ndio maana nchiz zetu nyingi Africa zimeota pembe. I am a strong admire of Paul...

Britain's Highest Paid Civil Servants Named A list has been published of 172 civil servants who earn over £150,000 - more money than the Prime Minister. Video: Britain's Highest Paid...

Na Prudence Karugendo LIPO wazo la kuunda Shirikisho la Nchi za Afrika Mashariki (EAC). Wazo hilo, kama siyo la kusadikika, linaenda mbele zaidi kutupa matarajio ya kuwa na nchi moja ya Afrika...

Kenyan man arrested for possession of drug tablets Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino Tuesday announced Eric K. Warugongo, 35, of Clark was arrested for possession of 518...

Utulivu na wema wetu vinageuka kiama chetu Na Prudence Karugendo WATANZANIA tumekuwa watulivu muda wote. Pamoja na utulivu huo unaotufanya tuishi kama watoto wa familia moja tukiwa...

By Edmund Kagire KIGALI - Embattled American lawyer, Peter Erlinder, tried to commit suicide in his cell by dissolving over 50 tablets in water and drinking the concoction, but was lucky that...

Academic resigns from UK food watchdog over 'GM propaganda' Labour government's £500,000 public dialogue on GM food could be abandoned after second resignation John Vidal, environment editor...

Non-profit organisations (NPO's) including NGOs and religious organisations now command over $1 billion of Kenya's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). For any tax authority worth its salt, the...

Sunday Monitor 30 May 2010 When I left Rwanda, my intention was to reunite my family, start a new life. Forget politics, the military and diplomacy –areas where I had previously served...

WASHINGTON - In what could be one of the hardest blows to al-Qaida since the U.S. campaign against the terrorist organization began, the group's No. 3, Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, is believed to be...

Web Addict Pair Jailed For Letting Baby Starve A South Korean couple have been jailed after their baby starved to death while they raised a virtual child online. Web Addict Pair Jailed...

Judge rejects fresh case on kadhi court Muslims walk out of the Mombasa Law Courts after the ruling on a petition case filed by Christians seeking a declaration that some sections of the...

Japanese PM Yukio Hatoyama resigns amid Okinawa row Page last updated at 1:55 GMT, Wednesday, 2 June 2010 2:55 UK BBC News Online Yukio Hatoyama had been in power for just eight months...

Kikwete calls for free, fair elections President Kibaki (left) and Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete (centre) have pledged to support the East African Community Common Market Protocol...

Former Zambian Finance Minister Katele Kalumba has been convicted of corruption. A court in Lusaka jailed him for five years with hard labour in connection with irregular payments of $25m (£17m)...