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Plane misses runway, lands in lava rock

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:14:28 +1100

A passenger plane has overshot the runway, landing in hardened lava surrounding an airport in eastern Congo and injuring 20 people, a UN-run radio station said.

New fossils reveal a world full of crocodiles

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:06:57 +1100

New fossils unearthed in what is now the Sahara desert reveal a once-swampy world divided up among a half-dozen species of unusual and perhaps intelligent crocodiles, researchers say.

Egypt recalls Algiers envoy after soccer loss

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:25:22 +1100

Egypt has recalled its ambassador from Algiers after Egypt's football team lost to rivals Algeria in a World Cup play-off, accusing its fans of post-match thuggery.

New fossils reveal a world full of crocodiles

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:50:07 +1100

New fossils unearthed in what is now the Sahara desert reveal a once-swampy world divided up among a half-dozen species of unusual and perhaps intelligent crocodiles, researchers say.

Semenya to keep her title

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:56:39 +1100

The International Association of Athletics Federations has agreed that South African runner Caster Semenya will keep her 800 metres world title.

Hijacked tanker captain dies of wounds

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:39:44 +1100

The captain of a tanker captured by Somali pirates off the Seychelles with 28 North Koreans on board has died of his wounds after being shot, a pirate said.

Forty seven dead in south Sudan clashes

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:57:34 +1100

Forty-seven people were killed in ethnic clashes in south Sudan's Lakes state region, a military spokesman said on Wednesday.

Ransom paid as pirates free trawler

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:42:38 +1100

Somali pirates have released a Spanish tuna trawler and its 36 crew seized more than a month ago in the Indian Ocean, saying they had been paid a $US4m ransom.

Rwandan priest acquitted of genocide

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:45:36 +1100

A United Nations court on Tuesday acquitted a Catholic priest charged with genocide, murder and extermination in Rwanda's 1994 genocide.

'Drugs plane' crashed after poor takeoff

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:27:26 +1100

A Boeing being used to transport cocaine from Venezuela to West Africa crashed in Mali this month after a failed take-off, the UN drugs and crime office said.

Tsvangirai ally pleads not guilty

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:18:19 +1100

A key ally of Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai pleaded not guilty on Monday to terrorism charges to try and topple veteran President Robert Mugabe.

Five dead, minister hurt in Sudan unrest

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:13:09 +1100

Five people have been killed and seven hurt, including a minister in the south Sudan government, during a gunbattle between ethnic groups, officials say.

Editor cleared in childbirth 'porn' case

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:19:58 +1100

A Zambian news editor was acquitted of pornography charges over mailing unpublished pictures of a woman giving birth on the pavement outside a hospital.

Shot Robben Island rabbits to feed poor

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:30:59 +1100

An official from the island where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned says rabbits killed to control an infestation will be fed to the poor.

One dead in Rwanda airport plane crash

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:50:28 +1100

A passenger plane with a recent history of technical problems crashed into an airport lounge in Rwanda, killing one passenger, officials said on Friday.

'Shoot the bastards': S African minister

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:41:30 +1100

South Africa's deputy police minister has urged officers to "shoot the bastards", referring to hardened criminals just days after police shot dead a child.

Angola road accident kills 32

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:43:26 +1100

Thirty-two people were killed and 42 injured when a truck overturned in northern Angola, state radio reported on Thursday.

Football star sentenced to 40 lashes

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:50:42 +1100

A Nigerian football star on Thursday said he had been sentenced to 40 lashes in Sudan after being wrongly convicted of drunk driving in Khartoum.

Gunmen kill Somali judge

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:21:16 +1100

Gunmen have killed a top Somali judge who had sentenced many pirates and human traffickers to long jail terms, a northern Somali official says.

At least 18 killed in Ghana gold mine

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:42:26 +1100

At least 18 illegal gold miners, including 14 women, have been killed in a collapse in an illegal gold mine in Ghana.