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'Butcher of Gitarama' goes on trial over Rwanda genocide

AFP Global Edition 14 days ago

Former Rwandan government minister Callixte Nzabonimana, described by prosecutors as "the Butcher of Gitarama", went on trial Monday at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in Tanzania. Nzabonimana, who served as youth minister in the mainly Hutu government during Rwanda's 1994 ...

Guide on BBC children's show killed by elephant

AP News 24 days ago

Guide on BBC kid's show killed by charging elephant in Tanzania, children unhurt The BBC says that a British guide working on a children's television show in Tanzania was killed after being charged by an elephant. The British broadcaster says that 38-year-old ...

Burundians who fled in 1972 return home: UNHCR

AFP Global Edition 24 days ago

The final group of Burundians who fled ethnic violence that left 200,000 dead nearly 40 years ago is returning home, marking an end to one of the most prolonged refugee problems, the UNHCR said Friday. "Today we reach an important milestone in ...

Piracy

AP News 25 days ago

In this undated photo made available by the family, shows Paul Chandler, who went missing with his wife Rachel when sailing from the Seychelles to Tanzania after sending a distress signal on Friday, Oct. 23, 2009, at an unknown location. The British ...

Customs agents find hash, pot hidden in chessboard

AP News 26 days ago

Checkmate! Customs agents in Philadelphia find hash, pot hidden in chessboard from Tanzania A calculated move to inspect a heavy chessboard paid off for customs officers at Philadelphia International Airport. Federal officials seized more than two pounds of hashish and more than ...

Tanzanian soccer refs banned over match-fixing

AP News 32 days ago

4 Tanzanian referees banned for life after match-fixing investigation in domestic league Tanzania has banned four referees for life for fixing games. The Tanzanian soccer federation says the four were disciplined Tuesday. The referees have denied any wrongdoing. The referees allegedly received ...

Asia demand for ivory, sharks' fins set for scrutiny

AFP Global Edition 33 days ago

Proposals to restrict or ban international trade in those three products are due to be studied when the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) holds its next triennial meeting in Qatar next year. Monaco has tabled a ban for trade ...

Severe drought killing Kenya's majestic elephants

Reuters Life! Online Report 39 days ago

TSAVO NATIONAL PARK, Kenya (Reuters Life!) - Elephant tusks litter dry river beds in parched southern Kenya. The country's wildlife, prized for the tourist dollars it brings, is dying due to a severe drought. Tourism is vital to east Africa's biggest economy, ...

Eco-Resorts Worth a Honeymoon

AP-Travel Online 39 days ago

A honeymoon destination should be romantic and beautiful, while eco-lodges often offer unforgettable experiences in secluded, wild places _ with solar power and recycled gray water. But can you save the earth and start your marriage off on the right foot at ...

Top Rwanda genocide suspect arrested

AFP Global Edition 48 days ago

Ugandan police have arrested top Rwandan genocide suspect Idelphonse Nizeyimana, who is accused of organising a massacre of students and the murder of an emblematic Tutsi queen, officials said Tuesday. Nizeyimana, who was given the nickname "Butcher of Butare," was captured Monday ...

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