Two policemen are on trial for the illegal arrest and torture of an anti-corruption activist who died in their custody.

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Experts are pondering issues raised after a trial found that a vaginal gel could help women avoid infection.

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A Dutch court on Friday imposed the maximum fine of $1.28 million on Trafigura for illegally exporting highly toxic waste that ended up dumped in the African nation.

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Western support of a failed government led to the Uganda bombing.

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An insurgent leader in a relatively peaceful area of the country has pledged his loyalty to the Shabab.

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Some fret that South Africa’s same-sex marriage law has bypassed many of the country’s black citizens.

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Analysts say sending more peacekeepers to Somalia is the wrong approach because outside forces have been unable to stabilize the country thus far.

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The decision to send hundreds of troops to Somalia came after Somali insurgents claimed responsibility for an attack in Uganda during the World Cup.

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Four white students from the University of the Free State are charged with illegally and deliberately injuring another person’s dignity in connection with a video they made in 2007.

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The driver of a car in which Nelson Mandela’s great-granddaughter died has been charged with murder, attempted murder and driving under the influence of alcohol.

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