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An Eritrean diplomat in his 60s, was found dead Friday morning in a hotel near the United Nations Headquarters, New York. Police sources said the man failed to show up for a meeting, only to be discovered unconscious and unresponsive at the Millennium Hotel, at 2 UN Plaza, at 10:40 a.m. Fire officials were called after the man was found ...

Michael Sata, a 74-year-old leader of Zambia’s opposition party, the Patriotic Front, PF, has won Zambia’s presidential elections with 43% of the vote to incumbent Rupiah Banda of the Movement for Multiparty Democracy, MMD, who polled 36% with seven constituencies left to be counted. Sata, popularly known as “King Cobra” for his venomous tongue against poor labor conditions in foreign ...

Eight Nigerian students who allegedly hired Filipina minors as prostitutes have been arrested Wednesday night by the Police. Six Filipina minors were rescued from the Manila Manor Hotel in Malate, when the National Police’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group raided the area. The Nigerian nationals are identified as Lucky Nelson, 24; Dumalo Gbue, 25; Yerebbari Neemana, 29; Owki Baknanawe, 29; ...

Dozens of people have been killed Thursday in clashes that erupted between troops and rebels in Sudan’s war-torn state of South Kordofan, said UN and rebel sources. Report says rebels from the SPLM-North, Sudan Peoples’ Liberation Movement, attacked a checkpoint in the Kurgul area, around 35 kilometres south of Deleng, killing 12 Sudanese soldiers. Two private buses and a car ...

Ambassador Ramtane Lamamra, commissioner for Peace and Security of the African Union, AU, has said that the organization is ready to work with stakeholders in Libya to build a democratic society, following the ouster of long-time leader Moammar Gadhafi. According to him, “The situation in Libya is now mature for democratic transformation process. We certainly hope that the United Nations ...