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Italian police arrest migrants alleged to have thrown Christians overboard

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By Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Rome and agencies, Thursday 16 April 2015, The Guardian (UK) Police have 48 hours to validate arrests of 15 people over alleged Muslim attack on Nigerian and Ghanaian Christians on board boat that left Libya on Tuesday Police in Sicily have arrested 15 people for allegedly throwing 12 migrants overboard during what appeared to … [Read more...] about Italian police arrest migrants alleged to have thrown Christians overboard

Italy calls for help rescuing migrants as 40 more reportedly drown

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By Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Rome. Thursday 16 April 2015, The Guardian (UK) Foreign minister says 90% of rescue effort has fallen on Italian navy in recent weeks as 40 more deaths reported after inflatable boat sinks off the Sicilian coast Italy has called on the rest of Europe to share the burden of the growing migration crisis in the Mediterranean as news of yet another … [Read more...] about Italy calls for help rescuing migrants as 40 more reportedly drown

Trafficking gangs tip off Italian officials so that rescue services can pick up people-smuggling boats

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By Colin Freeman, 15 Apr 2015. The Telegraph (UK)  Trafficking gangs dispatching migrants on perilous journeys across the Mediterranean are tipping off Italian officials in advance so that their boats can be picked up by coastguard and naval vessels. The gangs have become so confident that their boats will be picked up that they even reduce the amount of fuel each vessel has … [Read more...] about Trafficking gangs tip off Italian officials so that rescue services can pick up people-smuggling boats

Namibia: Iita, Negonga sue Government

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By Tileni Mongudhi, 2015-04-16, The Namibian  Joseph Iita and Erastus Negonga PERMANENT secretaries Erastus Negonga and Joseph Iita are dragging government to court, seeking reinstatement to their top public service posts. Iita was the permanent secretary at the agriculture ministry, while Negonga was at the gender ministry. Their contracts were terminated on 2 … [Read more...] about Namibia: Iita, Negonga sue Government

Interview: Russia-China military cooperation boosts global,regional security

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April 16, 2015, Xinhua MOSCOW, April 15 -- The mutually beneficial military cooperation between Russia andChina is not targeted at any third party but is aimed at consolidating global and regionalsecurity, says Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov. He made the remarks in a joint interview with Chinese reporters ahead of the FourthMoscow Conference on … [Read more...] about Interview: Russia-China military cooperation boosts global,regional security

Incendiary SMS targets foreign nationals in Jo’burg

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By Mpho Raborife, 15 April 2015, Mail & Guardian (South Africa) Foreign nationals are pleading with the government to do something after they received smses that "Zulus are coming to kill foreigners". An Ethiopian street vendor in central Johannesburg told News24 on Wednesday he received SMSes and WhatsApp messages warning that he and his countrymen faced attack. “It … [Read more...] about Incendiary SMS targets foreign nationals in Jo’burg

New Discovery Of World’s Oldest Stone Tools

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BY CHRISTOPHER JOYCE, APRIL 15, 2015, NPR Scientists working in East Africa say they've unearthed the oldest stone tools ever found. They were apparently made 500,000 years before the human lineage evolved. A team led by Sonia Harmand from Stony Brook University in New York found the tools in Kenya, near Lake Turkana. It's an area that's yielded numerous … [Read more...] about New Discovery Of World’s Oldest Stone Tools

Mideast’s arch-survivor stands in way of Saudi success in Yemen

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DUBAI | BY NOAH BROWNING AND MICHAEL GEORGY, Wed Apr 15, 2015 (Reuters) - Three weeks of Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen have led to defections of army units loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, military sources said, dealing a blow to his efforts to stage a comeback. Saleh has teamed up with his old foes, the Iranian-allied Houthis, against his former backer Saudi … [Read more...] about Mideast’s arch-survivor stands in way of Saudi success in Yemen

Why I declined assent to constitution review bill, by Jonathan

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By Azimazi Momoh Jimoh and Onochie Bridget Chiedu (Abuja) on April 16, 2015, The Guardian (Nigeria) PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday on the floor of the Senate, gave reasons he has not assented to the Constitution Amendment Bill passed by the National Assembly and forwarded to him for approval. Essentially, the President, in his letter read to the lawmakers, pointed … [Read more...] about Why I declined assent to constitution review bill, by Jonathan