Tanzania rapper arrested for criticising president
Tanzanian rapper Emmanuel Elibariki, known as Nay wa Mitego, has been arrested for releasing a song deemed insulting to the government.
The song emerged last week and has been widely shared on social media.
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Germany: Comfortable win for Angela Merkel’s party in state election
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party has comfortably won an election in the small southwestern state of Saarland -- a vote seen as a bellwether for the national election in September.
Merkel's center-right Christian Democrats (CDU)...
Egypt convicts 56 over migrant boat sinking
An Egyptian court has sentenced 56 people to prison over the capsizing of a migrant boat that killed more than 200 people in September.
They were given sentences of up to 14 years, and the...
Russia opposition leader, others arrested
Russia's main opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, has been arrested at an anti-corruption protest he organised in the capital, Moscow.
Thousands of people joined rallies nationwide, calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev over...
Jehovah’s Witnesses mobilize global response to threat of ban in Russia
Threatened with an imminent ban on their worship in Russia, Jehovah’s Witnesses are responding with a direct appeal to Kremlin and Supreme Court officials for relief through a global letter-writing campaign.
The Governing Body of...
Militia fighters decapitate 40 police officers in DR Congo
Militia fighters in DR Congo have decapitated about 40 police officers in an ambush in the central province of Kasai, local officials say.
Fighters from the Kamwina Nsapu group attacked a police convoy.
Six policemen who...
Alexei Navalny, Russian opposition leader, arrested in Moscow
Russia's main opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, has been arrested along with dozens of others at an anti-corruption protest he organised in the capital, Moscow, witnesses say.
Protesters tried to prevent a police van from taking...
Hosni Mubarak freed after six years in detention
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has been freed from detention, six years after being overthrown.
Mr Mubarak left a military hospital in southern Cairo and went to his home in the northern suburb of Heliopolis,...
London attack: Khalid Masood identified as killer
Police have identified Khalid Masood as the man who carried out the Westminster attack, as the death toll rose to five.
Masood, 52, was born as Adrian Elms in Kent and was shot dead by...
More than 200 migrants feared drowned in Mediterranean
More than 200 migrants are feared dead in a boat sinking off the coast of Libya, a Spanish aid organisation says.
Proactiva Open Arms said it had recovered five bodies floating near two capsized boats,...