07/04/2012 | Argentina

Kirchnerites voice support for Boudou

07/04/2012 | Printed Edition

Kirchnerites voice support for Boudou

Vice-President Amado Boudou received support from Kirchnerite officials, legislators, and political leaders yesterday following a press briefing he led on Thursday at the Senate in response to the Ciccone case investigation.

07/04/2012 | World

Leading Tiananmen-era Chinese dissident dies

One of China's most famous dissidents from the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy activists has died in the United States, exiled dissidents said on Saturday. 

07/04/2012 | World

Malawi VP Banda takes over after Mutharika death

Malawian Vice-President Joyce Banda took over the running of the southern African nation on Saturday after the death of President Bingu wa Mutharika, and fears of a succession struggle receded as state institutions backed the constitutional handover.

07/04/2012 | The World

Malawi’s unpopular President Mutharika dies

07/04/2012 | World

Mali junta sees civilian government 'in days'

Mali's coup leader said on Saturday the junta would hand power to civilians within days in a deal under which neighbouring nations agreed to lift sanctions and help tackle Tuareg rebels who have seized much of the north.

07/04/2012 | The World

Mali rebels declare independence

07/04/2012 | Printed Edition

Mali rebels declare independence

Mali’s Tuareg rebels, who have seized control of the country’s distant north in the chaotic aftermath of a military coup in the capital, declared independence yesterday of their Azawad nation.

07/04/2012 | World

Many elderly homeless after US Navy jet levels apartments

All residents of an apartment complex for the elderly in Virginia that was destroyed when a US Navy fighter jet crashed into it on Friday have been accounted for, with only one person still hospitalized with minor injuries, a rescue crew chief said on Saturday.

07/04/2012 | Entertainment

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