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Ivory Coast president, 83, secures fourth term after two rivals barred
Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara has secured a fourth term following an election in which two of his biggest challengers were barred from running, provisional results show.Ouattara, 83, won...
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The need to conserve water, calls to lower the age at which riding an e-bike is legal and plans for new homes to have to have a parking space...
MS Swaminathan: The scientist who saved India from hunger
The year was 1965.On a Sunday in Jaunti, a small village on Delhi's outskirts, a hardened Indian farmer stretched out his hand to a visiting farm scientist."Dr sahib, we...
What was stolen in the Louvre heist? What to know about the 8 jewelry pieces — and the ‘race against time’ to save them.
As of Monday, the Louvre Museum in Paris is still closed following the brazen daylight heist that took place on Sunday and resulted in eight missing pieces of Napoleonic...
‘Priceless’ jewels stolen in raid on Louvre Museum in Paris
A manhunt is under way for a gang of thieves who carried out a broad daylight raid on Paris's Louvre Museum and stole jewels described as priceless.French Interior Minister...
South Africa debates changing name of world-famous Kruger park
South Africa's world-famous Kruger National Park could become known by a new name if some local politicians have their way.The vast wildlife sanctuary, called the Sabi Game Reserve at...
Deity dolls and people power: Africa’s top shots
A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond:Believers bring figurines of deities associated with twins - called hoxo - to Benin's Twins Festival...
Madagascar president asks for one year to resolve problems or he will resign
Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina has asked for one year to fix the country's challenges, promising that if they persist, he will resign.He said this during a town-hall style meeting...
Sudan militia leader convicted of war crimes during Darfur war
A Sudanese militia leader has been found guilty of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity more than 20 years ago in the Darfur region.Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, also...
