Thursday, February 14, 2013

Lions in Nairobi

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Two lions brought rush-hour traffic to a standstill in Nairobi, Kenya when they decided to have a lie down in the middle the street.

Oscar Pistoriu the world's most famous paralympian shoots girlfriend

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Oscar Pistorius, 26, the world's most famous paralympian and the first to compete in the able-bodied Olympics, was arrested this morning for shooting his girlfriend dead at his home in a luxury estate in Pretoria, South Africa. It is understood he shot her four times - in the head, chest and arm - after mistaking her for a burglar. The victim is FHM model Reeva Steenkamp, 30, who he has been dating since November last year. Just yesterday Miss Steenkamp tweeted excitedly about her plans for a Valentine's Day surprise.

Monday, February 11, 2013

Guinea loses army chief and 10 others in Liberia crash

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A plane carrying a military delegation from Guinea crashed Monday in the Liberian town of Charlesville, killing the army chief of staff and 10 other people, officials said.

"The accident claimed the lives of the six members of the delegation led by General Souleymane Kelefa
Diallo, chief of staff of the army, and the five members of the crew," Guinea's defence minister Abdoul Kabele Camara said in a statement. Camara declared three days of national mourning starting Monday, with flags flying at half-mast.
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf also declared a day of mourning for the victims on Tuesday.
"May all of us pray for the souls of the Guineans who died in the crash," she said on national television.
The plane was carrying the delegation to attend an armed forces day in Liberia, which holds ceremonies each year to recognise its military and often invites officers from neighbouring countries, including Guinea.
Emergency workers and police were dispatched to the crash site, about eight kilometres (five miles) from Liberia's only international airport.
Much of the area where the plane went down is covered in deep forest.
The airport, Roberts International, is located about 65 kilometres southeast of the capital Monrovia.
Liberian officials were due to brief the press at the airport later in the day.
Guinean President Alpha Conde named Camara's deputy General Namory Traore as interim chief of staff.

Pope Benedict XVI resigns

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Pope Benedict XVI announced today that he will step down on Feb. 28 due to failing health, stunning the world's 1 billion Catholics by becoming the first pope in nearly 600 years to resign from the office.

The German pontiff, 85, made his surprise statement to cardinals during a Vatican concistory on Monday, saying “my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry,” a reference to his duties as leader of the church.


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