SIXTEEN KILLED IN FIRE AT DUBAI APARTMENT BUILDING
(BBC) Sixteen people are dead and nine others injured after a fire at a residential building in Dubai, local media report. The blaze happened in the Al-Ras area, one of…
DOZENS KILLED IN SUDAN AS ARMY, RIVAL FORCES FIGHT FOR POWER
military force have engaged in fierce fighting in the capital and elsewhere in the country, dealing a new blow to hopes for a transition to democracy and raising fears of…
MAN EATEN ALIVE BY INSECTS IN JAIL
A man who died in an Atlanta jail cell was “eaten alive by insects and bed bugs”, the family’s lawyer has alleged. Lashawn Thompson was jailed on a misdemeanour and…
Sudan: Fighting erupts in Khartoum as army and paramilitary force clash
(BBC) Gunfire and explosions have been heard in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, after days of tension between a notorious paramilitary force and the country’s army. The dispute centres around a…
UGANDA’S CABINET MINISTER SPENDS EASTER IN JAIL OVER ROOFING-SHEETS SCANDAL
(BBC) A Ugandan cabinet minister is to spend Easter in jail after being charged over a scandal involving the theft of thousands of metal roofing sheets. They were intended for…