Children’s home blaze leaves 19 dead
Firefighters in Guatemala say that at least 19 people have died in a blaze at a children’s care home about 25km (15 miles) south-east of the cap
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Couple ‘detained for sex outside marriage’
A South African man and his Ukrainian fiancée have been detained in the United Arab Emirates for unlawful sex, a relative says. Emlyn Culverwel
South Sudan edging closer to genocide
A UN report says South Sudan is experiencing ethnic cleansing and edging closer to genocide. Findings also included details of armed forces targeting
Dakar mayor Khalifa Sall in custody for fraud
The mayor of Senegal’s capital, Dakar, has been placed in custody for allegedly embezzling public money. A judge investigating $2.9m (£2.3
Govt moves to mute mosques’ call to prayer over loudspeakers
A law to muffle mosques’ amplified calls to prayer in Israel and occupied East Jerusalem won preliminary approval on Wednesday in a charged parl