Al Jazeera reports that the Russian embassy in Libya’s capital, Tripoli, was attacked by unknown gunmen, according to the Russian foreign ministry. “In Tripoli … a shooting occurred and there was an attempt to enter the territory of the Russian embassy in Libya,” said Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich, speaking on Russian state television. “According to the most preliminary information there were no injuries among members of the Russian diplomatic mission,” he added. Read article
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AFP reported – Malian forces exchanged fire with Tuareg rebels in the northern town of Kidal on Sunday, sparking fears of growing violence in the region. Malian soldiers traded gunfire with Tuareg rebels in the country’s northern town of Kidal on Sunday, residents said, raising fears of escalating violence in the region. The violence came […]
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A video purporting to show French hostage Francis Collomp, kidnapped in December by Islamists in Nigeria, was released by his captors on Friday. The 63-year-old is seen pleading for the French and Nigerian governments to secure his freedom. Read Article
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Suspected Islamic extremists have attacked an agricultural college in the dead of night, gunning down dozens of students as they slept in dormitories and torching classrooms.It was the latest violence in north-eastern Nigeria’s continuing Islamic uprising. The attack, blamed on the Boko Haram extremist group, came despite a four and a half month-old state of […]
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In light of the recent attack on a Nairobi shopping mall, the U.S. Department of State has reissued its Travel Warning of July 5, 2013, which warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Kenya. U.S. citizens in Kenya, and those considering travel to Kenya, should evaluate their personal security situation in light of […]
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NBC News reports that gunmen stormed a crowded shopping mall frequented by Westerners on Saturday in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi in an apparent terror attack. A witness said that gunmen armed with AK-47s and grenades told Muslims to stand up and leave and that non-Muslims would be targeted, according to The Associated Press. A […]
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According to news24.com, Russia’s Emergency Sutuations Ministry says one of its planes is flying the head of the nation’s highest court home from Ghana following a car accident there. Ministry spokesperson Irina Rossius said on Wednesday in a statement carried by Russian news agencies that Vyacheslav Lebedev, the chairperson of Russia’s Supreme Court, was in […]
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Two missing tourists were found by a Skymed rescue helicopter at 8.10 this morning about 1.5 miles in the Salt Rock part of the Nature’s Valley trail, off course of their intended route. Yolann de Boeve’, 24, from Belgium, and Kwangnam Kim, 33, from South Korea, on holiday on South Africa were airlifted to safety. […]
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Shanghaidaily.com reports that two tourists from South Korea survived a light plane crash at an airstrip in Tanzania’s northern region of Arusha, police said on Saturday. Arusha Regional Commander Liberatus Sabas said the small plane crashed when its Ethiopian pilot Nesru was trying to land at the airstrip in the village of Mbulumbulu. He said […]
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News.com.au reports that an American doctor has been trampled to death by an elephant, days before he was due to take up a new executive position. Thomas McAfee, 58, was on a luxury safari in Africa when he was killed by the charging elephant, the Daily Mail reports. McAfee, who was a dean at the […]
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