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A SUICIDE bomber blew himself up inside a Sunni mosque in central Iraq, killing at least 20 people in the middle of a sermon yesterday, police and medics said. The…
Morsi supporters rally in Egypt, no signs of compromise
CAIRO – Thousands of supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi gathered in Cairo yesterday for a rally to demand the restoration of the ousted Islamist, with his opponents also…
Italy government survives vote on Kazakh case
ROME — Italian Interior Minister survived a no-confidence vote yesterday, averting a political crisis that could have brought down the fragile coalition government of Prime Minister Enrico Letta. Alfano, secretary…
UDM: Marikana court decision a mockery
JOHANNESBURG — The dismissal of a court application for the state to fund legal representation for victims of the Marikana shooting is a “mockery of justice”, the UDM said yesterday.…
GP ‘started affair with terminally ill patient’s hubby’
A doctor started an affair with the husband of one of her patients just days after his wife died from cancer, a tribunal heard yesterday. Dr Judith Ames (55), was…
‘Intelligent’ surgical knife can sniff out cancer tissue
LONDON — Scientists have created an “intelligent” surgical knife that can detect in seconds whether tissue being cut is cancerous, promising more effective and accurate surgery in future. The device,…
Great apes can remember events from years ago
The great apes can remember events that happened years ago just like men and women do, researchers have found. As with humans, a reminder of something in the distant past…
Noises in tourist’s head were from flesh-eating maggots
LONDON — A British woman returned from a holiday in Peru hearing scratching noises inside her head to be told she was being attacked by flesh-eating maggots living inside her…
NYC restaurants sued over tipping practice
Several New York City restaurants including Applebee’s, Olive Garden and Red Lobster, are being named in a lawsuit over alleged deceptive billing practices, “CBS This Morning” reports. The network posted…
Zimbabwe, Zambia Cosafa’s beacons
Petros Kausiyo in KITWE, Zambia ZIMBABWE and Zambia’s proud Cosafa Cup history makes the two sides the stand out teams in the regional competition and the Warriors and Chipolopolo will…