Election violence threatens turnout
Violence during Zambia’s election campaign could frighten people away from the polls, a watchdog said Wednesday, on the eve of voting in a count
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Senate indicts Rousseff, opens impeachment trial
The Brazilian Senate has voted to hold an impeachment trial of suspended President Dilma Rousseff, who is accused of breaking the budget law. The sena
Putin accuses Ukraine of choosing terror over peace
Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of choosing terror over peace following “attacks” in Crimea that he says were orchest
EU ‘encouraging coup plotters’
Turkey accused the EU on Wednesday of “encouraging” the plotters on the night of the July 15 coup in an escalating row that has raised que
Donkey skin exports banned
Burkina Faso has banned the export of donkey skins as a sharp increase in sales to Asia is threatening the animal’s population. Donkeys have bee