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Girl, 8, sole survivor as 45 killed after bus plunges down ravine in South Africa
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Girl, 8, sole survivor as 45 killed after bus plunges down ravine in South Africa

The passenger bus was transporting Easter worshippers from Botswana, a landlocked country in Southern Africa, to Moria, a town in Limpopo.

  • by Gerald Imray

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India’s navy takes control of ship hijacked by Somali pirates

India’s navy takes control of ship hijacked by Somali pirates

The development came after men on the bulk carrier fired at an Indian warship in international waters on Friday.

Five of Hamza’s six children have been kidnapped. She’s still in shock

Five of Hamza’s six children have been kidnapped. She’s still in shock

Ten years after the Chibok girls were taken, 300 students have been abducted by armed gangs and Islamic extremists in Nigeria.

  • by Chinedu Asadu
Australian tourist missing in Zimbabwe’s famous Victoria Falls park

Australian tourist missing in Zimbabwe’s famous Victoria Falls park

Such incidences are rare in Victoria Falls, a destination that attracts thousands of tourists from across the globe.

  • by Farai Mutsaka
New details emerge of cricket commentator Peter Roebuck’s death

New details emerge of cricket commentator Peter Roebuck’s death

Former English cricketer Peter Roebuck was “in despair” and being arrested on suspicion of sexual assault when he died 13 years ago.

  • by Sherryn Groch
Fears death toll will rise after massive gas explosion burns homes and warehouses
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Fears death toll will rise after massive gas explosion burns homes and warehouses

A vehicle loaded with gas caused the explosion in the early hours of the morning in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.

  • by Tom Odula