Published: July 16, 2011
Coventry University Student Missing After Jumping into Amazonian Lake in Brazil |
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The 20-year-old, who was studying to be a youth worker, has been missing since he went into the Acajatuba Lake in Brazil on Tuesday while working as a missionary in the country.
Published: February 14, 2011
Nigerian-Born Pastor Goes to Jail for Child Cruelty and Trafficking in London |
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A Nigerian-born church pastor is facing jail after trafficking children into Britain and keeping them as servants in her home in a case described as “modern day slavery”, it can be revealed today.
Lucy Adeniji, 44, according to police, smuggled two children and a 21-year-old woman into Britain from Nigeria on false passports claiming they were her own.
Published: January 28, 2011
Nigerian Man Jailed for Sex Attack on Woman Runner |
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Adelani Akamo, 23, had only been in Britain for 10 days when he clubbed the 33-year-old with a lump of wood and dragged her into bushes.
The Nigerian, who is here on a student visa, battered her face and head before assaulting her.
Published: January 28, 2011
Sham Marriages: 10 More Nigerians Arrested in United Kingdom, May be Imprisoned, Deported |
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Ten more Nigerians have been arrested by the UK Border Agency over crimes that relate to sham marriages and immigration fraud in continuation of the coordinated crackdown by the agency against foreigners. Those found guilty face imprisonment and deportation.
Published: January 13, 2011
UK To Compensate Torture-Claim Prisoners |
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The United Kingdom is set to pay millions of US dollars in compensation to UK residents detained overseas under terrorism legislation.
Published: August 20, 2010
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Mr. Cameron, British Prime Minister |
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The UK’s international development secretary Andrew Mitchell is considering cutting more than 90 aid commitments made to developing countries around the world, according to documents leaked to the press. The newspaper The Observer on Sunday published extracts from a leaked memo from Nick Dyer, the director of policy at the department for international development (Dfid), to Mr Mitchell.
Published: August 20, 2010
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1Million South Africa Workers Launch Indefinite Strike |
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More than one million South African state workers went on strike on Wednesday demanding an 8.6 per cent pay rise. They are threatening to continue their strike indefinitely unless their demands are met.
Published: August 20, 2010
Striking South African Workers |
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A massive strike held by more than one million South African public sector workers entered its third day on Friday as the army was called in to control crowds of angry protesters across the country. At least five strikers were wounded by rubber bullets fired by police in Johannesburg on Thursday
Published: August 2, 2010
Cameroonian Journalist Faces Deportation in UK |
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The United Kingdom’s National Union of Journalist plans to hold a demonstration on Monday in Glasgow to protest against the forced deportation of Cameroonian journalist Charles Atangana. Atangana has lived in Glasgow since 2004, when he fled Cameroon after being harassed, detained and tortured by government forces as a result of his work in the media.
Published: July 8, 2010
African Leaders Pledge 2,000 Troops for Somalia |
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A regional group of East African heads of state pledged on Monday to send a further 2,000 troops by September to join the African Union mission in Somalia. The Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) announced the deployment following a summit in Ethiopia.
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