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Three African refugees have pleaded not guilty to charges of causing what appeared to be an explosive device to go through a security checkpoint at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Luwiza Daman, Shullu Gorado, and Asa Shani pleaded not guilty in federal court in downtown Phoenix on Friday to the felony charge. They all come from Eritrea. Eritrea is a ...

Police said three policemen and a civilian were shot and killed at a residence in Maiduguri, Nigeria, by suspected members of a radical Muslim sect on Friday. Simeon Midenda, Borno state police commissioner, said the men were watching television when gunmen burst into the room and shot them. He said the bodies have been taken to the University of Maiduguri ...

The Ghana Football Association, GFA, has confirmed October 11, 2011 as the new match date for Ghana’s called off international friendly with Nigeria. The decision to call off the match, which was initially scheduled for August 9, was influenced by days of rioting across London and other cities, which is said to have outstretched the limit of the Police. The ...

An assistant chief on Wednesday hacked his wife to death and committed suicide after a marital dispute. It happened at 7am. Mr Joseph Mutai of Chepkoinik sub-location in Kericho District, and his wife, Nancy Chepkurui, had a quarrel. He slashed her on the head with a panga, killing her on the spot. After killing his wife, he took a rope ...

A 14-year-old girl in western Uganda is still unable to walk 10 months after her father persecuted her for leaving Islam and believing in Christ, according to area Christians. Report says that Susan Ithungu of Isango village, Kasese district, has been hospitalized at Kagando Hospital since October 2010 after neighbors with police help rescued her from her father, Beya Baluku. ...