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Turkish Passenger Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Khartoum Over Bomb Threat
A Turkish passenger plane on Thursday made an emergency landing at Khartoum airport after a report on bomb threat, airport authorities said, Xinhua reported.
Turkish plane makes Sudan emergency landing after bomb scare
A Turkish Airlines jet carrying 107 passengers from Nairobi to Cairo made an emergency landing in Khartoum on Nov. 30 after a passenger reported a bomb threat, a Sudanese aviation official said.
Visit the hotel that offers breakfast with giraffes! (photos-video)
The Carr-Hartley family have the rare honor of sharing their manor estate with some of the most beautiful, endangered creatures in the world: Rothschild giraffes. Located on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya, the manor-turned-hotel sprawls across 140 acres and is home to eight giraffes.
Kenya imposes tough law on plastic bags
Kenyans producing, selling or even using plastic bags will risk imprisonment of up to four years or fines of $40,000 from Aug. 28, as the world's toughest law aimed at reducing plastic pollution came into effect.
The East African nation joins more than 40 other countries that have banned, partly banned or taxed single use plastic bags, including China, France, Rwanda, and Italy.
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Kenya on edge after vote fraud claims spark deadly protests
Tensions remained high in Kenya on Aug. 13 after 11 people died in violent protests and the opposition stood by its demand that the re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta be overturned.
THY opens first lounge in United States
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Baby pulled out alive three days after collapse of Kenya building
Rescue workers pulled a six-month-old baby girl out of the rubble of a building in Kenya's capital on May 3 and reunited her with her father, more than three days after it collapsed following days of heavy rain.
Some 15 detained over fight at Ankara University campus
Ankara Police Department Counterterrorism Unit officers detained 15 people in two separate incidents early Feb. 15 as a dispute erupted between the security personnel of an Ankara University campus and a group.
Airstrike hits police facility in Yemen, 20 killed
An airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition targeted a building used by police in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, killing at least 20 people and wounding about 15, Security officials said on Jan. 18.
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World Trade Organization ground-breaking deal for development
The 10th WTO Ministerial Conference, gathered in Nairobi since Tuesday, agreed on Sunday on a global trade deal that benefits developing countries in Africa and around the world by getting rid of trade distorting export subsidies in agriculture. As regards EU producers, they will for the first time see a level playing field in export competition, a key priority for EU negotiators.