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Court orders ex-South Africa president Zuma back to jail

Daily Dispatch December 15, 2021

South Africa’s High Court ordered former President Jacob Zuma to return to jail after setting aside the decision to release him on medical parole, a court judgment showed on Wednesday. The 79-year old began medical parole in September and is serving a 15-month sentence for contempt of court

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National Chief of Defense Staff involved in Helicopter crash

Daily Dispatch December 8, 2021

The Indian Air Force said one of its helicopters crashed on Wednesday with the country’s top military official on board, reportedly killing at least four passengers. Chief of Defense Staff Gen. Bipin Rawat was one of 14 people on board when the helicopter crashed en route from Sulur to the town of Wellington in Tamil […]

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Policeman kills wife, self, five others

Daily Dispatch December 7, 2021

A Kenyan police officer on Tuesday shot dead six people, including his wife, and wounded two others before turning the gun on himself, police said. The rampage in a poor area of the capital Nairobi triggered protests by angry residents who blocked the road with burning tyres. Police said the AK-47-rifle-wielding officer first shot his […]

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Gunmen storm prison, free nine inmates

Daily Dispatch December 2, 2021

Unidentified gunmen, on Thursday, stormed a Mexican prison and freed nine inmates, Hidalgo state Interior Minister, Simon Vargas said. Vargas said the gunmen gained access to the prison in the central Mexican city of Tula by ramming their vehicles into the building, and setting two vehicles close to the prison to create a distraction. Two […]

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Turkey jails opposition politician – Reports

Daily Dispatch November 30, 2021

A well-known Turkish defence analyst and founder of the opposition Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA), Metin Gurcan, has been jailed on charges of “political and military espionage,” local media reported on Tuesday. Gurcan, a former member of the Turkish military, was one of the co-founders of DEVA party led by Ali Babacan, a former deputy […]

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Woman dies after using herself as shield to save her son from collapsing roof

Daily Dispatch November 29, 2021

Awoman died while trying to protect her son from a roof that collapsed during a storm in the Turkish city of Istanbul on Monday. Both the woman and her son were buried under the roof, the state broadcaster TRT reported. While the woman died at the scene, the child is now being treated in hospital, […]