Dozens of angry protesters tried to storm
Russia's embassy in Tripoli after reports that a Russian woman had
killed a Libyan army officer, witnesses said. The demonstrators
destroyed a car parked in front of the embassy compound and damaged the
mission's entrance gate, the witnesses told AFP. Security services
arrived on the scene to protect the diplomats inside the compound. They
were eventually able to ...
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S.Africa prisoners hold woman hostage for 12 hours
A female prison employee, reportedly standing in
as a guard after wardens were fired for striking, was taken hostage in a
maximum-security jail in South Africa, the prison operators said
Thursday. Four inmates armed with improvised weapons grabbed the woman
as she watched over some 70 prisoners in an exercise yard and dragged
her into a cell, according to South African daily The Times. The woman,
an ...
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Mali gov’t frees 23 Tuareg rebels
The Mali government has released 23 people
arrested for their involvement in the armed rebellion in northern of
Mali. Mali said it released the men on Wednesday in keeping the
confidence-building measures aimed at promoting peace in the country.
The National Movement for the Liberation of the AZAWAD (MNLA) and the
High Council for the Unity of the Azawad (HCUA) have been requesting for
the liberation of the ...
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