NAIROBI, Oct 20, (APP/AFP) – A British journalist arrested in Mogadishu while on a reporting assignment has been released by Somalian security forces, his employer Al-Jazeera said on its website Thursday. Hamza Mohamed was arrested on Tuesday along with a driver, fixer and cameraman. He had been in the country for a week. Somali authorities […]
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British Al-Jazeera reporter freed in Somalia
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Ivanka Trump says father will respect vote results
NEW YORK, Oct 20 (APP/AFP): Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump said Wednesday that the Republican presidential candidate would accept the results of the November 8 election. Trump, 70, has been warning ominously that the vote is “rigged,” particularly since his support has slid for the past 10 days after a series of charges that he […]
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UN chief hopes for credible vote in DR Congo
UNITED NATIONS, United States, Oct 20 (APP/AFP): UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday voiced hoped that a political deal reached in the Democratic Republic of Congo to delay an election until 2018 will help improve human rights and lead to a credible vote. The main opposition has rejected the deal signed Tuesday that would […]
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US state of Georgia executes cop killer
WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (APP/AFP): The southern US state of Georgia on Wednesday executed a man convicted of killing a police officer, after the state parole board denied a request for clemency. Gregory Lawler, 63, was put to death by lethal injection at 11:49 pm (0349 GMT) at a prison in Jackson, about 50 miles (80 […]
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Glitch, safe mode as Juno space probe orbits Jupiter
WASHINGTON, Oct 20, (APP/AFP) – Officials in charge of NASA’s Juno space probe orbiting Jupiter last weekend delayed a crucial maneuver due to a main engine malfunction, they said Wednesday. In addition, the ship’s computer systems automatically went into safety mode early Wednesday (5:47 GMT). Unrelated to the main engine, the switchover was due to […]
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Final Trump-Clinton White House debate begins
LAS VEGAS, Oct 20, (APP/AFP) – White House hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump embarked on their third and final debate of the 2016 US presidential campaign Wednesday, taking the stage without shaking hands. The Democratic and Republican nominees will face off in Las Vegas for 90 minutes, with just 20 days to go before […]