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Egypt Convicts 56 Over Migrant Boat Sinking

An Egyptian court has sentenced 56 people to prison over the capsizing of a migrant boat that killed more than 200...

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Egypt Convicts 56 Over Migrant Boat Sinking That Killed 200

An Egyptian court has sentenced 56 people to prison over the capsizing of a migrant boat that killed more than 200...

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Egypt’s Last Jews Aim To Keep Alive Heritage

Once a flourishing community, only a handful of Egyptian Jews, mostly elderly women, remain in the Arab world's most...

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African Champions Cameroon Start Reign With Win

Cameroon began their reign as African champions with a 1-0 friendly victory over Tunisia in Monastir Friday thanks to a...

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More Than 200 Migrants Feared Drowned In Mediterranean

More than 200 migrants are feared dead in a boat sinking off the coast of Libya, a Spanish aid organisation says....

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More Than 200 Migrants Feared Drowned In Mediterranean

More than 200 migrants are feared dead in a boat sinking off the coast of Libya, a Spanish aid organisation says....

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More Than 200 Migrants Feared Drowned

More than 200 migrants are feared dead in a boat sinking off the coast of Libya, a Spanish aid organisation says....

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Hundreds Feared Dead In the Mediterranean Sea

About 250 people are feared drowned in the Mediterranean after two partially submerged rubber dinghies were found off...

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250 Feared Dead In New Med Migrant Boat Sinkings

Around 250 African migrants are feared to have drowned in the Mediterranean after a charity's rescue boat found five...

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In War-Scarred Gaza, Water Pollution Behind Health Woes

More and more Gazans are falling ill from their drinking water, highlighting the humanitarian issues facing the...

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Libya Rescues 420 Migrants Off Its Coast

Libya has in two days rescued 420 migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe, a navy spokesman said Monday,...

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3,000 Migrants Rescued Off Libya

Around 3,000 migrants were rescued off the coast of Libya on Sunday as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Europe,...

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Avoiding Risky Sea Journey, Syrian Refugees Head To Italy ‘pronto’

Just before midnight in a sleepy district of Beirut, dozens of Syrian refugees huddle in small groups around bulging...

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IMANI Report On ACILA Roundtable Discussion On African Leaders and the ICC

The African Centre for International Law & Accountability hosted a roundtable discussion (RTD) on 8 March 2017 to...

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Somali Pirates Back On the Radar

The seizing of the Aris 13 tanker and its Sri Lankan crew on Monday -- the first successful attack by Somali pirates...

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Empire 2.0? Commonwealth Eyes Post-Brexit Trade Boost

With Britain on the brink of triggering its EU exit talks, the country and its historic trading partners in the...

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Ghana Asked To State Position On ICC Membership

Ghana has been asked to clearly state whether or not it will remain a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC)...

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‘World’s Heaviest Woman’ Has Surgery In India, Loses 100 Kgs

Indian doctors said Thursday that an Egyptian who was believed to be the world's heaviest woman had successfully...

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Smugglers Kill 22 African Migrants On A Beach In Libya

People-smugglers have been blamed for the death of 22 African migrants whose bodies were found buried on a beach in...