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Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, hailed as the father of modern African writing and one of the founding fathers of African literature, died last week.
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The former military ruler has returned to Pakistan amid mounting concerns over threats to his safety, ending five years of exile in London and Dubai.
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The French president said the sovereignty of “almost the entire territory” of Mali would be restored soon, as France prepared to wind down an intervention to drive Islamists from the north of the country
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Zimbabwe will hold elections by June 29 to end a shaky unity government formed four years ago between President Robert Mugabe and his rival Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, state media reported yesterday.
“It is imperative to have the elections by June 29 because we will no longer have a parliament by then and a country cannot run without a parliament,” The Herald newspaper quoted Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa as saying.
“As the minister of justice I am not entertaining the holding of elections after June 29 unless circumstances beyond my control happen.” Read more about Zim to hold elections by June - minister
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The Indian parliament has passed a bill containing more severe punishment for sex offenders, including
the death penalty in case where a victim dies.
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Nearly 3,4 million people who cast their ballots approved the supreme law, which limits presidents to two five-year terms and abolishes the post of prime minister.
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Pope Francis was officially inaugurated as the Catholic Church's 266th pope, as a crowd of thousands bathed in sunlight.
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Residents of a South Korean island closest to the tense sea border with North Korea have shrugged off a warning from Pyongyang, urging them to flee ahead of "thunderous attacks", an official said Sunday.
The North's official website, Uriminzokkiri, told residents of five islands south of the border to leave, warning of "devastating consequences" if recent cross-border tension escalates into a full-scale conflict.
"The wisest choice when the fire of thunder rains down on you is running afar," it said in an editorial published late Friday. Read more about S. Korea border island calm despite N. Korea threat
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