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Sierra Leone's government will move to abolish the death penalty in the West African state, deputy justice minister Umaru Napoleon Koroma said on Wednesday. The former British colony in West Africa has been criticized in recent...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had harsh words for Israel during a call with his Russian counterpart Wednesday. Erdogan told Putin that the international community should “give Israel a strong and deterrent lesson” over its conduct...

US motorists have been urged to not hoard fuel as supplies tighten due to a major pipeline remaining shut after a cyber-attack. Some drivers in the south east were seen stocking up as petrol stations began...

Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni has been sworn in for his sixth term as president, as police surrounded the home of Bobi Wine, his main opposition rival who decried the inauguration as a “sham”. Museveni, who won re-election...

Relentless rocket fire and rioting in mixed Jewish-Arab towns fuelled growing fears Wednesday that violence between Israel and Palestinians that has claimed 50 lives could spiral into "full-scale war". More than 1,000 rockets have been fired...

  Israel has vowed to continue attacks on the Gaza strip to bring 'total, long-term quiet' amid growing international alarm at the increasing civilian death toll from retaliatory air strikes targeting Hamas militants. Israeli Defence Minister,...