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Father plea to find daughter after militants abduct girls from Nigeria school
The father of a 14-year-old girl who is among 110 believed to have been abducted by Boko Haram has pleaded with the Nigerian government...
Train collision in South Africa leaves hundreds injured
About 200 people have been injured when two passenger trains collided in a suburb of South Africa's main city Johannesburg, emergency services network ER24...
Iran urges Muslim countries to sanction Israel following hospital attack
Iran is urging Muslim countries to place sanctions on Israel following their attack on a Gaza hospital.
Iran said that members of the Organisation of...
Sweden to reopen rape probe against WikiLeaks Founder Assange
Julian Assange is to be investigated in Sweden over a rape case dating from August 2010, prosecutors announced on Monday.
In a report from Al...
US urges ‘transparent’ WHO inquiry into Covid origins
The US health secretary has urged the World Health Organization to ensure the next phase of investigation into Covid-19's origins is "transparent".
Speaking to a...
Facebook executive arrested in Brazil
Police in Brazil have arrested the vice president of the social media company Facebook in Latin America.
According to BBC News, police said Diego Dzodan,...
Gambia's President bans female genital mutilation
The Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh has banned female genital mutilation (FGM) saying it is not required in Islam.
The announcement at a rally was met...
New York reports first case of Polio in nearly a decade
A young adult in New York has become the first US resident in nearly a decade to contract polio, state health officials say.
The unnamed...
Spanish deaths fall for fourth consecutive day
The daily number of coronavirus deaths has fallen in Spain for a fourth consecutive day, boosting hopes the country has passed the outbreak's peak.
Today’s...
China denounces US efforts to further investigate COVID-19 origins
China has denounced US efforts to further investigate whether Covid-19 came from a Chinese lab.
US President Joe Biden has called on intelligence officials to...