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Obama’s Kenyan ‘granny’, Mama Sarah, dies aged 99
PHOTO: CelebritiesBuzz Sarah Obama, the grandmother of former US President Barack Obama, has died aged 99 in western Kenya, her daughter told AFP Monday. “It is true she has gone
‘Pyramid’ of corruption pushes Iraq family to emigrate
Hassanein Mohsen spent months protesting against corruption in Iraq. He also lodged complaints against officials. But now he is shunned as a whistleblower and sees only one way out: emigration.
North Korea accuses UN Security Council of double standards
Nuclear-armed North Korea accused the UN Security Council of double standards Monday ahead of a meeting on its latest missile test. Pyongyang last week launched two weapons assessed by the
‘Worse than a jungle’: the cartel controlling Iraqi borders
Along Iraq’s borders, a corrupt customs-evasion cartel is diverting billions of dollars away from state coffers to line the pockets of armed groups, political parties, and crooked officials. The prime
Gun ownership tempts more S.Africans as insecurity grows
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/USA It was the first indication a crowd was expected – a coffee trailer perched itself on the lawn of the Rooikraal shooting range south of Johannesburg. Folding chairs and
Plaintiff loses after lawyer refuses to wear mask in court
A woman lost her personal injury lawsuit after her lawyer refused to wear a mask in court and the judge threw out her case, which had been set for trial.
New York lawmakers agree to legalize recreational marijuana
New York is poised the join the growing number of states that have legalized marijuana after state lawmakers reached a late-night deal to allow sales of the drug for recreational
Ex-Madagascar president, Didier Ratsiraka, dies at 84
Didier Ratsiraka Madagascar’s longtime former president, Didier Ratsiraka, a naval officer and instigator of a socialist revolution on the Indian Ocean island, died Sunday morning aged 84, president Andry Rajoelina
Indonesia cathedral rocked by bomb on Palm Sunday in ‘act of terror’
An Indonesian cathedral was rocked by a suspected suicide bombing on Sunday that wounded more than a dozen as Christians inside celebrated the start of Holy Week, an attack slammed
Iraq’s Jewish community dwindles to fewer than five
The death of Dhafer Eliyahu hit Iraq hard, not only because the doctor treated the neediest for free, but because with his passing, only four Jews now remain in the
