AFRICA: African women convene on human trafficking, sex slavery
Women across Africa, under the aegis of African Women Intercultural Dialogue (AWID), are to discuss issues relating to human trafficking, sex slavery,
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SUDAN: 24 schoolchildren drown after boat sinks
At least 24 children on their way to school and a health worker have drowned when their boat sank in northern Sudan. More than 40 children were on the
AFGHANISTAN: Kabul suicide bomber kills 48 in tuition centre attack
Forty-eight people have been killed and 67 injured in a bomb explosion at an education centre in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, the country&rsquo
ITALY: State of emergency follows bridge tragedy
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has declared a 12-month state of emergency in the Liguria region in response to the motorway bridge collapse in
URUGUAY: World”s ”poorest” ex-president turns down pension
Former Uruguayan leader José Mujica, who was dubbed “the world’s poorest president” for his modest lifestyle, says he does no