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5 journalists jailed for blackmail in China

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A court in central China’s Hunan Province on Monday, handed five journalists of a newspaper and its website, prison terms of up to 12 years for blackmail. Zhang Huanrui, vice president of Modern Consumer News, and four of his subordinates were found guilty of blackmailing half a dozen

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Obama to visit Hiroshima, won’t apologise for World War II bombing, says a report

Ihesiulo Grace 10 May 2016 0

The White House report said on Tuesday that Barack Obama will become the first sitting U.S. president to visit Hiroshima in Japan later this month. The report however said that the president will not apologise for the U.S. dropping of an atomic bomb on the city in World War Two. Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize […]

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UN to campaign against xenophobia, racism in dealing with refugees

Ihesiulo Grace 10 May 2016 0

The United Nations has proposed that its member states should campaign against xenophobia and racism in dealing with refugees. It said on Tuesday in New York that its member countries are working towards creating and agreeing upon a system to share responsibility, more fairly for the hundreds of millions of refugees and migrants around the […]

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Indonesia seeks to classify child sex abuse as extraordinary crime

Ihesiulo Grace 10 May 2016 0

Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Tuesday has said the government is stepping closer to categorise child sex assault as an extraordinary crime, which already included terrorism, corruption and drug abuse. Widodo called on the police and related state institutions to take firm actions in order to give deterrent effect to child sex offenders. “I want […]

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Indonesia prepares to execute more drug convicts

Ihesiulo Grace 9 May 2016 0

Indonesia Justice Minister on Monday said the country was preparing to execute convicts on death row for drug trafficking. The minister, Yasonna Laoly, did not say how many prisoners would be executed or when.“Basically, we are making preparations,’’ he said. In 2015 Indonesia executed 14 convicts, all but two of them foreigners, in a move […]

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Brazil’s Senate commission to vote on president’s impeachment

Ihesiulo Grace 27 April 2016 0

The Brazilian Senate’s Special Commission on the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff, has approved its first meeting that it would vote on May 6 on whether the process should continue or not. If the commission votes and makes its recommendation, a full Senate vote could take place on May 11, the Commission’s Rapporteur, Antonio Anastasia […]

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Burundi president condemns general’s killing as violence grows

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Burundian President, Pierre Nkurunziza, has condemned the killing of a senior army officer, who was shot along with his wife and bodyguard on Monday in Bujumbura in an attack that also wounded their child. Brig.-Gen. Athanase Kararuza, a former Military Adviser in the office of the vice president, was dropping his child at a school […]

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Obama starts talks with Gulf leaders aimed at easing strains

Ihesiulo Grace 21 April 2016 0

The U.S. President, Barack Obama and Gulf Arab leaders has started talking on perceived security threats from Iran and Islamic State and to iron out strains in their old alliance. According to the report, the discussion started in an ongoing summit held on Thursday in Riyadh. Obama hopes to allay Gulf countries’ fears over Iranian […]

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6.1 Magnitude earthquake strikes off Ecuador coast

Ihesiulo Grace 20 April 2016 0

  The epicenter of  6.1-magnitude quake, which struck at 8:33 GMT at a depth of 15.7 kilometers (9.8 miles), was located 25 kilometers west of Muisne and 73 kilometers west-southwest of Propicia, the US Geological Survey said. US experts said Wednesday. No tsunami warning has been issued. The USGS indicated on its website that shaking […]

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Boko Haram: U.S. gives extra $40m for humanitarian needs

Ihesiulo Grace 20 April 2016 0

The U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Samantha Power, has announced nearly 40 million dollars in new humanitarian assistance to support people whose lives have been affected by Boko Haram insurgency. Power said that she made the announcement in Cameroon during a trip to the Lake Chad Basin region to highlight the growing threat of Boko […]

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World’s “oldest dog” dies on Australian farm aged 30

Ihesiulo Grace 20 April 2016 0

An Australian dog, thought to be the world’s oldest, has passed away at the age of 30. Brian McLaren, the owner of the dog, said on Wednesday in Melbourne that the dog called Maggie, was found dead earlier this week on his farm located near the rural town of Warrnambool in Victoria’s southwest. He said the […]

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China accuses Philippines of hypocrisy

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 China on Tuesday has accused the Philippines as being hypocritical and inconsistent in word and deed as the latter prepares to revamp a military airport in the South China Sea. Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Lu Kang, made the remarks at a regular press briefing while commenting on a report that the Philippines is ready to upgrade […]

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Obama says Clinton never jeopardised national security in email case

Ihesiulo Grace 10 April 2016 0

United States President Barack Obama has said that Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton never jeopardised national security in the handling of her emails as his secretary of state. Obama, in an interview on Sunday, said Clinton has recognised carelessness on the email issue in which she used a private server for government business. “But I […]

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Madagascar Govt resigns

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The Secretary General of the presidency, Gen. Ralala Roger, said Madagascar’s Government led by Prime Minister Jean Ravelonarivo resigned on Friday. “Resignation of the government was accepted by Madagascar’s President Henry Rajaonarimampianina,” Roger said. He added that those who resigned would continue to perform state duties until the

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David Cameron’s govt may be dissolved on April 24, says UK-based group

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Chairman of The Commonwealth Liberation Party (TCLP) in the United Kingdom, Professor Alexia Thomas, Chairman, has predicted that Queen Elizabeth II will abort British Prime Minister’s time in office on April 24. Prof. Thomas who has taken a rather stern and mind-boggling position on the administration of David Cameron warned that the Queen has powers […]

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6 minors, 5 women impregnated by UN peacekeepers in Congo

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Six minors were among 11 victims of alleged sexual abuse by Tanzanian UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that resulted in pregnancies, a UN spokesman has said. The allegations from the DRC came to light during the weekend as the UN had been embroiled in numerous reports of sexual abuse and […]

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Japan warns Chinese ships to stay away from disputed islets

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Japan warned three Chinese coast guard ships on Wednesday to steer clear of its territorial waters near disputed islets in the East China Sea. The three ships, one of them apparently equipped with guns, approached the Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands at around 10:10a.m. (0110 GMT), Japan’s Coast Guard said. The ships passed within the boundary of […]

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Trump slams Obama over Iran nuclear deal, says he’s like ‘a baby’

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US Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump has criticized President Barack Obama and the nuclear agreement with Iran, saying he was “like a baby” after expressing that Tehran has yet to follow the “spirit” of the deal. “I hear Obama is very unhappy with Iran because he feels they haven’t lived up to the ‘spirit’ of […]

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Sudan, UN sign action plan to protect children in armed conflicts

Ihesiulo Grace 27 March 2016 0

The Sudanese government and the UN on Sunday signed an action plan to protect children in armed conflicts, as Sudan is involved in battles against rebel groups in South Kordofan and Blue Nile states and Darfur. The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in Khartoum that the protection had become imperative because there were around 10,000 […]

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US woman to wear Hijab at Rio Olympics

Ihesiulo Grace 14 March 2016 0

Ibtihaj Muhammad stood beaming on the podium in Budapest in 2013, flashing a bright smile, a world championship bronze medal and the red, white and blue hijab that perfectly encapsulated who she is as an athlete and a person. Muhammad, a New Jersey-born fencer, is a proud Muslim and an equally proud American. And this […]