Risk of election disturbances: Six states to watch – Int’l Crisis Group
As the 2019 general elections approach, the International Crisis Group warned that the risk of violence is widespread, particularly in six states. The
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AFGHANISTAN: Gunmen kill at least 28 in raid on govt building
Gunmen who raided a government building in the Afghan capital killed at least 28 people – mostly government employees – in a seven-hour st
ITALY: Nigerian toddler dies in failed circumcision
A two-year-old boy has died from blood loss following a failed circumcision at a migrant centre in Italy. The boy’s twin brother also underwent the pr
SUDAN: Police disperse protesters with tear gas
Police in Sudan have fired tear gas at football fans demanding an end to President Omar al-Bashir’s rule as protests spread across the country. Hundre
Top Iranian cleric Shahroudi dies
Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, a senior Iranian cleric and a former chief justice, died in Tehran on Monday after a long illness, state media re