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Israel says it regained control of all towns around Gaza fence

9Oct

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International news

Israel says it regained control of all towns around Gaza fence

The Israeli army says it has regained control of all towns around the Gaza fence. In remarks quoted by the Israeli media, army spokesperson Daniel Hagari said incidents of clashes between troops and fighters have been “isolated” in the last few hours. He said that currently there is no fighting in the region, adding: “It is possible there are still terrorists in the area.” Hagari said tanks, supported by combat helicopters and drones, are defending the breaches around the fence, adding that 15 out of 24 towns on the border have been evacuated. About 250 people killed during Israeli music festival A spokesperson with the humanitarian NGO Zaka says Hamas fighters killed up to 250 people who were attending a music festival near Gaza over the week-end. Moti Bukjin, who a...

Gunmen In Nigeria Kill A Dozen People, Abduct Others From Mosque

5Dec

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Africa

Gunmen In Nigeria Kill A Dozen People, Abduct Others From Mosque

Gunmen in Nigeria killed a dozen worshippers, including an imam, and kidnapped several others from a mosque on Saturday night, local residents said on Sunday, in the latest attack by armed gangs in the north of the country. Armed gangs, known as bandits, attack communities where security is stretched, killing people or kidnapping them for ransom. The gangs also demand villagers pay protection fees to be allowed to farm and harvest their crops. Lawal Haruna, a resident of Funtua, in President Muhammadu Buhari's home state of Katsina, told Reuters by phone that the gunmen arrived at Maigamji mosque on motorbikes and started shooting sporadically, which forced worshippers to flee. About 12, who were attending night prayers, were caught in the gunfire and killed, including the ch...

The University of Virginia student Formally Charged with murder of Three Football Players

16Nov

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Human Interest

The University of Virginia student Formally Charged with murder of Three Football Players

The University of Virginia student accused of killing three football players and injuring two more on Sunday appeared to target his victims and shot one of them while he was sleeping, prosecutors alleged. The suspect, Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., appeared in court via a video conference from jail on Wednesday, where he was formally charged with three counts of second-degree murder, five counts of using a firearm in commission of a felony, and two counts of malicious bodily injury, court records show. The 22-year-old suspect was "not randomly shooting" and appeared to aim for "certain people" on the bus, James Hingeley, the Albemarle County commonwealth attorney’s office prosecutor, said in court, citing a witness. The bus was carrying students returning from a class field t...

Plane With 11 Aboard Crashes In Cameroon

12May

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Africa

Plane With 11 Aboard Crashes In Cameroon

A plane carrying 11 people crashed in a forest in central Cameroon on Wednesday, the Ministry of Transport said. Air traffic controllers "lost radio contact with the aircraft" which was later "located in the forest" near Nanga Eboko, around 150 kilometres (90 miles) northeast of the capital Yaounde, the ministry said in a statement. A ministry official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the plane "crashed" and rescuers were "trying to see if it's possible to save anyone". The plane was chartered by a private company, the Cameroon Oil Transportation Company (COTCO) that maintains a hydrocarbon pipeline that runs between Cameroon and neighbouring Chad, official sources told AFP. The aircraft, whose type and make was not made public, was flying from Yaounde-Nsimalen ai...

15Feb

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Life Style

First Kenyan,Joe Muriuki to go public about HIV status is dead

Muriuki, the first Kenyan to go public about HIV status has passed away. His death was confirmed by Nephak, an organisation that supports people living with HIV and AIDS. Dr Joe Muriuki had lived with the HIV virus for over 30 years. For nearly 27 of those years, he resisted ARVs, adding that he maintained a stable CD4 count of over 400 through a healthy diet, keeping active and a positive attitude. He announced to the world that he was HIV positive in 1987, becoming the first Kenyan to do so. Kemron- a drug invented by Kenyan researchers. Kemron was released in Kenya in 1991 and purported to be effective in treating AIDS but was later discovered to perform no better than a placebo Muriuki served at the HIV tribunal as a representative of people li...