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South Africa

Nelson Mandela Foundation deals blow to South African President

South Africa’s President has come under fire from the Nelson Mandela Foundation, which has called for him to be sacked for bad leadership.

Morocco

Eleven arrested in Morocco over death that sparked rare demonstrations

Rocked by rare street demonstrations, Moroccan authorities are attempting to calm the tension.

Argentina

Former Argentine president Fernandez testifies in corruption case

A judge is investigating claims of a corruption ring that favoured certain companies in the awarding of contracts for public works projects

Business Series

Uber loses UK driver employment case

Uber should no longer treat its drivers as self-employed, a British employment tribunal has ruled, dealing a major blow to its business model.

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World News

Cyanide coffee killer jailed in Indonesia

An Indonesian woman has been jailed for 20 years, after being found guilty of killing a former classmate with cyanide-laced coffee.

Germany

German couple go on trial accused of torturing women

A couple have gone on trial accused of luring women to their house in western Germany and torturing them so badly, that at least two of them died.

Belgium

French police to probe alleged UKIP scuffle

French police will now investigate an alleged scuffle between two members of the UK Independence Party in the European Parliament building in Strasbourg.

Slovenia

Whale sanctuary plan is harpooned at the IWC

A group of countries, led by Japan, have blocked a move by South American and African states to create a whale sanctuary in the South Atlantic.

Germany

Germany: Teenager goes on trial accused of stabbing 'on ISIL's orders'

The trial began on Thursday of a teenage German-Moroccan girl accused of stabbing a police officer at a train station in Hanover in February on the orders of so-called Islamic…

World News

ICC finds former DRC vice president guilty of bribing witnesses

The former vice president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been found guilty of bribing witnesses at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

Economy

DiCaprio to cooperate on Malaysian investment fund corruption probe

Leonardo DiCaprio has said he will cooperate with investigations of corruption allegations against Malaysia's state investment fund 1MDB.

France

Brother of Salah Abdeslam urges Paris attacks suspect to speak

Mohamed Abdeslam, the brother of the only known surviving suspect in the 2015 Paris attacks, has called on his sibling to talk.

India

Stampede in India kills dozens of Hindu pilgrims

At least 24 people have been killed and dozens injured in a stampede at a Hindu religious ceremony in northern India.

USA

Three Kansas men charged over alleged bomb plot targeting Somalis

Three men in Kansas have been charged with plotting a bomb attack targeting local Somali immigrants.

Germany

Germany: Outrage over suicide of Syrian terror suspect

German officials are under fire over the suicide of Syrian terror suspect Jaber Albakr, whose death deprives authorities of precious information.

Turkey

Turkish judicial system flooded with appeal requests after coup crackdown

The Turkish judicial system has been inundated with 70,000 appeal requests by those implicated in the abortive July coup.

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Condor released back to the wild in Argentina

An Andean condor, who was treated in a Buenos Aires zoo following a gun shot wound, has been released into the wild of North Western Argentina this week.

Pakistan

Pakistan passes law against 'honour killings'

Pakistan’s parliament has unanimously passed a law against so-called “honour killings”, three months after the murder of a social media star.

Germany

Police investigate mystery of man who never went out

German police are investigating a couple who reportedly kept their son at home for 30 years.

World News

New security breach at the NSA as contractor is arrested

A National Security Agency contractor in the US has been arrested and charged with taking top secret information.