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Somali pirates are back in the headlines after a Spanish trawler and its 36 member crew has thrust the issue of Somali piracy back into the spotlight. The vessel was released after a ransom payment exceeding $3m was agreed. Does...

Over the past two odd decades, there have been many dogs which have been featured in the Guinness book of world records for their extremities. Leading the list of such hounds is Hercules, an English Mastiff, which was inducted in...

The draws of the African Nation Cup took place today with the highest African FIFA ranking soccer team, Cameroon selected as group leader for pool D. Pool A is made up of Angola, Malawi, Mali and Algeria while pool B...

Least 14 Algerians were killed and 400 others in the public festivities win over Egypt and qualify for the 2010 World Cup. Was quoted by international news agencies, quoting the Civil Defense in Algeria that 14 people were killed and...

Never mind the "hand of Henry" – the "foot of Yahia" has caused an even greater World Cup fallout in north Africa as rioting erupted in the early hours of yesterday morning in Cairo. It was Algerian defender Antar Yahia's...

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When people in South Africa say “Limpopo,” they mean the middle of nowhere. They are referring to the northernmost province of the country, along the border with Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique, where few people have cars or running water or...

Twenty-five years after the world was gripped by harrowing scenes of starvation and death in Ethiopia, chronic hunger has returned to the Horn of Africa. Last month the Ethiopian government called for urgent international assistance to help feed 6,2-million people....

The 35-year-old model has shocked campaigners for her comments on the fashion news website WWD. When asked in an interview if she had any mottos, she replied: "There are loads of mottos...The comments have infuriated campaigners who say she should...