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EU launches mechanism to bypass US sanctions on Iran

The European Union has announced the setting up of a payment mechanism to secure trade with Iran and skirt US sanctions after Washington pulled out of

SUDAN: Omar al-Bashir mocks ‘Facebook protesters’

Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has ridiculed his opponents’ use of social media to organise recent protests against his rule. “Changing the governme

ITALY: Customs, Police announce biggest cocaine raid in 25yrs

More than two tons of pure cocaine from Colombia were seized at Italy’s Genoa port, in the biggest raid of the last 25 years, Italian Customs Police s

MALI: Number of displaced people triples in one year

The number of internally displaced people has tripled in Mali over the course of a year, according to the UN. One of the main reasons is the growing i

FRANCE Tourist rape: Paris police jailed for seven years

Two police officers have been found guilty of raping a 39-year-old Canadian woman at a renowned Paris police headquarters in 2014. They were both jail