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Embassy, says her husband was arrested by Guinea's ruling junta. Guinea — The wife of Mouctar Diallo, a former employee of the U.S. Embassy, says her husband was arrested by Guinea's ruling junta. Djenabou Diallo says her husband was arrested...

Traffic flowing in and out of her office, each interruption addressed with effortless calm, the nurse in charge of Hospitalisation and Immunisation at Nyamata Health Center in Bugesera District, is a confident woman in her element...The bulk of her work,...

An influential Commons committee claimed government gobbledegook was so bad people were suffering "tangible harm" such as missing out on benefits. The call for much-mocked impenetrable language to be taken seriously followed an investigation of the English used by politicians...

We don’t want to surprise each other” Published 30 November, 2009, 02:48 Two leading nations have to find a new way of working together, said Chuck Hagel, the chairman of the Atlantic Council, a leading American policy research think tank....

Mr. Bari, the Independent Expert on the Situation of Human Rights in Somalia, noted that under Al Shabaab's interpretation of Sharia law, anyone who has ever been married -- even a divorcee -- and has an affair is liable to...

A 41-year-old man has been arrested after he allegedly tried to kill himself and his 25-year-old wife in their home. San Antonio police arrested Jerry Contreras early Sunday morning on one count of attempted murder. He was originally booked by...

A seriously wounded woman from Standerton, her mother, and the 12-year-old daughter of a friend are currently in fear for their lives, since the police took the woman's suspected attackers to her flat, and later also to her mother's house...

A two-year-old girl who was admitted to a Johannesburg hospital for burn marks on her hands landed up having both legs amputated, the Gauteng department of health and social development said on Sunday. "The toddler...was admitted at Far East Rand...

Syda Bbumba to explain why the Government has allocated billions of shillings to city businessman Hassan Basajjabala before he pays over sh1b owed to the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) in taxes. The tax body has recommended that two of his...

Ministers George Saitoti, James Orengo and Wycliffe Oparanya said harmony was essential for the government to carry out its operations, and that if the Cabinet could not work as a unit to raise the living standards of the electorate, Kenyans...