Eight dead as polar vortex clenches US
At least eight people have died in the US Midwest as the region shivers in the grip of its worst cold snap in decades. An Iowa student found dead outs
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US: Migrants force-fed at Texas detention centre
Six migrants on hunger strike at an immigration detention centre in Texas are being force-fed, officials say. Immigration officials are using p
CAMEROON: Opposition leader ‘charged with insurrection’
Lawyers for Cameroon’s main opposition leader, Maurice Kamto – who was arrested on Monday, say he has been charged with insurrection. If found g
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