(BBC) Eight people - including four Saudi nationals - have been arrested over an explosion that killed two people at a church in the northern Tanzanian city of Arusha on Sunday, police say.
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Saudis held for ‘act of terror’ in Tanzania church attack
- 06 May 2013
- BBC News
- Hits: 388
Attack on northeast Nigeria church
- 06 May 2013
- Isaac Abrak
- Hits: 229
KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Gunmen killed 10 people in an attack on a market and a church in northeast Nigeria before fleeing over the border to Cameroon, police said on Monday.
Kenya jails 2 Iranians for life for plotting attacks
- 06 May 2013
- Humphrey Malalo
- Hits: 203
NAIROBI (Reuters) - A Kenyan court sentenced two Iranian men to life in prison on Monday for planning to carry out bombings in Nairobi and other cities last year.
Chelsea sink champions United with late own goal
- 06 May 2013
- Justin Palmer
- Hits: 330
LONDON (Reuters) - A late own goal from Phil Jones secured Chelsea a 1-0 victory at Manchester United on Sunday to leave the Londoners poised for a top-four finish and a Champions League place next season.
Man Utd 0 – 1 Chelsea
- 06 May 2013
- Mandeep Sanghera
- Hits: 128
(BBC Sport) A deflected Juan Mata strike gave Chelsea a victory at a lacklustre Manchester United which lifts the Blues up to third in the Premier League.
No early US warning on Israeli strikes in Syria
- 06 May 2013
- Tabassum Zakaria and Deborah Charles
- Hits: 151
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States was not given any warning before air strikes in Syria against what Western and Israeli officials say were weapons headed for Hezbollah militants, a US intelligence official said on Sunday.
Catholic church blast in Tanzania kills one
- 06 May 2013
- Fumbuka Ng'wanakilala
- Hits: 483
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - A suspected bomb attack on a new Catholic church in the northern Tanzanian town of Arusha killed at least one person and wounded dozens of others on Sunday, police said.
Bomb hits convoy carrying Qataris in Somalia
- 06 May 2013
- Abdi Sheikh and Feisal Omar
- Hits: 132
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden car into a convoy carrying Qatari officials through the center of Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Sunday, killing at least eight Somalis, officials said.
SA summons Zambia envoy for leader’s blunt comments
- 06 May 2013
- Jon Herskovitz
- Hits: 193
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's foreign ministry said it summoned Zambia's ambassador on Thursday after its vice president was quoted telling a British newspaper that South Africans were arrogant and "I hate" them.
Botswana President wounded by cheetah
- 29 April 2013
- BBC News
- Hits: 944
(BBC) Botswana President Ian Khama has had stitches in his face after being scratched by a cheetah, officials say.The animal was reportedly being fed in its enclosure at an army barracks when it jumped up and scratched Khama, who was standing nearby.
Boeing 787 Dreamliner returns in Ethiopia flight
- 28 April 2013
- BBC
- Hits: 570
(BBC) An Ethiopian Airlines 787 Dreamliner has flown from Addis Ababa to Nairobi, the first commercial flight by the Boeing aircraft since all 787s were grounded in January.
Algerian President Bouteflika hospitalized
- 28 April 2013
- Lamine Chikhi
- Hits: 280
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika was hospitalized after a minor stroke on Saturday, according to the state press agency report that quoted the prime minister as saying his condition was "not serious".
Iraq watchdog suspends 10 TV channels
- 28 April 2013
- Aseel Kami
- Hits: 166
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq has suspended the licenses of satellite news network Al Jazeera and nine other channels, accusing them of inciting violence through their coverage of recent sectarian clashes.
Fire in collapsed Bangladesh building
- 28 April 2013
- Ruma Paul and Serajul Quadir
- Hits: 186
DHAKA (Reuters) Fire broke out on Sunday in a garment factory that collapsed in the Bangladeshi capital, complicating attempts to find any survivors of a disaster that has killed 377 people.
Van Persie earns Man U point at Arsenal
- 28 April 2013
- Phil McNulty
- Hits: 683
(BBC SPORTS) Robin van Persie silenced the taunts of Arsenal's fans as he returned to the Emirates Stadium with a goal that denied his former club a vital victory in their fight to secure Champions League football next season.
FA punishes Liverpool striker for bite
- 25 April 2013
- BBC
- Hits: 377
(BBC Sport) Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has been banned for 10 games by the Football Association for biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic. The incident happened during Sunday's 2-2 draw between the sides.
Boston bomb suspect was on US govt watch lists
- 24 April 2013
- Mark Hosenball
- Hits: 325
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The name of one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, was listed on the US government's highly classified central database of people it views as potential terrorists.
Syria expects financial aid from Russia, Iran
- 24 April 2013
- Michael Stott and Samia Nakhoul
- Hits: 228
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria hopes to clinch more financial aid from its allies Russia and Iran soon, but still has enough foreign reserves to pursue its war on rebels trying to oust President Bashar al-Assad, the central bank governor said.
Kenyan Shilling dips against dollar
- 22 April 2013
- Reuters
- Hits: 355
THE Kenyan shilling dipped last week, weighed down by dollar demand from importers and banks covering their short positions, while shares fell for the sixth straight session.
French court summons IMF chief
- 18 April 2013
- BBC News
- Hits: 449
(BBC News) IMF chief Christine Lagarde has been summoned by a French court to answer questions over alleged abuse of office during her time as France's finance minister, her lawyer has said.
Deadly explosion at Texas fertiliser plant
- 18 April 2013
- Regina Dennis
- Hits: 338
WEST, Texas (Reuters) - A deadly explosion and fire tore through a fertilizer plant in a small Texas town late on Wednesday, injuring more than 100 people, leveling dozens of homes and spewing toxic fumes that forced evacuations of half the community, authorities said.

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