6 h. ago Heroin addicts who also use deadly "Benzo" pills to be targeted in new clinical trial

Major clinical trial will prescribe stable dose of diazepam to drug users most at risk of overdose from street supply

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43 h. ago Daughter of former South African president Jacob Zuma on trial over deadly riots

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla has pleaded not guilty to charges of inciting violence

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44 h. ago Jacob Zuma’s daughter goes on trial over deadly South African riots

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla is accused of inciting terrorism and public violence after her father was jailed in 2021Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, a politician and daughter of the former South African president Jacob Zuma, has pleaded not guilty to incitement to commit terrorism and public violence over deadly riots in 2021.The trial, which began on Monday in the coastal city of Durban, is the first prosecution in South Africa in which terrorism‑related charges are being brought based on social media posts. Continue reading...

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44 h. ago Man goes on trial in Germany over deadly Christmas market car attack

Taleb al-Abdulmohsen accused of murdering six and attempting to kill hundreds in Magdeburg last DecemberA man has gone on trial in the eastern German city of Magdeburg on charges of murdering six people and attempting to murder hundreds more by deliberately ploughing his SUV into a packed Christmas market last December.Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, 51, a psychiatrist from Saudi Arabia, appeared in court on Monday wearing handcuffs and with his feet shackled, accompanied by armed police. He will be held in a bullet-proof glass case throughout the trial. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Businessman who blew the whistle on a South African government bribery scandal gets plea deal

A businessman who confessed to being a fixer who delivered bribes to South African government officials, lawmakers and others in a corruption scheme that enraged the nation has avoided jail time in a plea deal announced by state prosecutors

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7 d. ago Boeing may face its first civil trial seeking damages for deadly Ethiopia crash

More than six years after a Boeing 737 Max crashed in Ethiopia, the first civil trial related to the disaster is set to proceed

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9 d. ago Five German climbers die in Italian Alps after being swept away by avalanche

Bodies of missing man and 17-year-old daughter who had fallen 200 metres found on Sunday morning in South TyrolFive German climbers, including a 17-year-old girl, have died after being swept away by an avalanche in the Italian Alps, rescuers have said.Italian media said three groups of climbers – believed to have been travelling independently of one another – had been caught in the torrent of snow as it pulsed down a mountain near the Swiss border in the north-eastern region of South Tyrol on Saturday. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Father and daughter, 17, among five found dead after avalanche in Italy

Father and daughter were part of a larger group of tourists climbing the Ortles mountains

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9 d. ago Alpine tragedy as five mountaineers found dead after being hit by an avalanche in northern Italy

Three bodies were recovered on Saturday, while the bodies of two other missing people, a man and his 17-year-old daughter, were found on Sunday morning in South Tyrol, northern Italy .

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2 w. ago Judge orders former South African President Zuma to repay $1.6 million in legal fees

A Pretoria High Court has ordered former South African President Jacob Zuma to repay about $1.6 million to the Office of the State Attorney for legal fees

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2 w. ago Woman shot dead as part of drug gang turf war, murder trial told

Joanne Penney, 40, was shot in the heart when she opened the door of a flat in Talbot Green, near Cardiff.

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3 w. ago PHOTO ESSAY: Lesotho faces deep uncertainty after tariff threats and foreign aid cuts

In the wake of massive U.S. cuts in foreign aid as well as tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump’s administration, the small southern African country of Lesotho faces deep uncertainty over its fight to end the HIV epidemic and its economy.

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3 w. ago 'Amateur bombmaker' calling himself 'The Mad Scientist' kept deadly toxin named after Nazi death chamber poison because it 'makes me smile', he tells court during explosives trial

Harry Whittaker, 33, stored homemade explosives with radioactive and lethal poisons in a garden shed he called 'The Laboratory', the Old Bailey heard.

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3 w. ago 'You've been calling a lot!': How 2 AP reporters landed an interview with Madagascar’s coup leader

The head of an elite Madagascar military unit ousted the African island country’s president in a coup, capping weeks of youth-led protests over poverty and other issues

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3 w. ago African Union suspends Madagascar as military leader set to be sworn in as president

Army assumed power after parliament voted to impeach Andry Rajoelina following widespread protestsMadagascar’s new military ruler will be sworn in as the country’s president on Friday, the military said on Wednesday, as the African Union suspended the island nation after a coup that ousted President Andry Rajoelina.The Indian Ocean nation has been plunged into its worst political upheaval in years after the elite Capsat army unit assumed power on Tuesday, moments after parliament voted to impeach Rajoelina, who appeared to have fled the country as street protests escalated. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Trial date set for deadliest US air disaster in more than 20 years

The trial will include at least two lawsuits filed so far

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