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Toure Man City star wants club to dominate the World

The Ivory Coast international joined City from Barcelona in 2010 and has suggested he would like a move back to the Catalan giants later in his career. However, the 28-year-old insists that his main priority is to make Etihad Stadium … read more »

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Egypt President: Christians and Muslims hit by blast

Egypt’s president said in a televised address on Saturday the bombing of a church that killed at least 17 people targetted both Christians and Muslims. “Wicked terrorists targetted the nation, Copts and Muslims,” President Hosni Mubarak said in the broadcast … read more »

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Egypt sees “foreign elements” in church blast-agency

Egypt said on Saturday there were indications the bombing of a church in the northern city of Alexandria involved “foreign elements”, the official news agency said. The Interior Ministry said in a statement that the circumstances of the incident and … read more »

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Egypt church blast kills 21

President Hosni Mubarak urged Egypt’s Christians and Muslims to unite and confront “terrorism” after a New Year’s day car bomb killed 21 people at a Coptic church in Alexandria, in the latest blow to the Middle East’s largest Christian community. … read more »

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Dewani link in South African doctor murder dismissed

A private detective investigating the death of South African doctor Pox Raghavjee has dismissed claims of a possible link between his murder and that of honeymooning tourist Anni Dewani. Dr Raghavjee, 60, was carjacked and shot dead for no apparent … read more »

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Key events of year 2010

JANUARY – 1: In Pakistan a suicide bomber blows up a car packed with explosives in the middle of a crowd gathered for a volleyball game in a northwest village, killing at least 101 people. It is the first of … read more »

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Khartoum Under Fire Over IDP Camp Conditions

The Sudanese government is hampering international efforts to address chronic levels of malnutrition in camps for displaced people in Darfur, according to the country head of the United Nations children’s agency UNICEF. Nils Kastberg told Fi al Mizan,  a programme about justice issues, … read more »

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China breaks record after 70m people visit Shanghai Expo

The World Expo, a six month jamboree in Shanghai, yesterday welcomed its 70 millionth visitor, hitting the Communist party’s official target and breaking a world record. The Shanghai Expo has had 70 million visitors Photo: PHOTOSHOT Officials said the tally … read more »

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