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4 UN Peacekeepers Killed In Mali

At least four UN peacekeepers in Mali were killed in an attack by suspected militants on Sunday, military and police sources said. "We lost at least four men Sunday in the [central] Mopti region," a UN military source told AFP. Police confirmed a "terrorist attack" following a mine explosion.

Young Student Flogged In Iran

More than 30 students who partied at a graduation ceremony in northern Iran have received 99 lashes each for violating the Islamic republic's morality code, a news agency reported. "Following a report about a large number of young boys and girls mingling together in a villa around Qazvin, all those taking part in the party were arrested immediately," Mizanonline quoted on Thursday the town's prosecutor general as saying. Esmail Sadeghi Niyaraki said the youths were put on trial and each sentenced to 99 lashes, a punishment which morality police carried out the same day "so to be a lesson for those who attempt to breach the conventions". No date was given. "The arrest of this many young girls and boys, who were half-naked, consuming alcohol and were engaged in indecent behaviour, hurt the public opinion," the official said. "Thank God, within less than 24 hours, interrogation, investigation, trial, issue of verdict and carrying out the ver...

AVENGERS TO BUHARI: Continue with N-East oil exploration, no export from N-Delta

AVENGERS TO BUHARI: Continue with N-East oil exploration, no export from N-Delta WARRI- NIGER-DELTA Avengers, NDA, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari was free to step up oil exploration in the North East, but should forget about export of a drop of crude oil from the Niger Delta. Spokesperson of the militant group, self-styled Brig Gen Mudoch, in a statement, entitled, “Your drones won’t stop us” alleged that the federal government was preparing for a military offensive in the region and using dialogue as a subterfuge. “Also note that you will not be able to export one litre of crude in the Niger Delta, just intensify the oil exploration in the North East. As for the ones in the Niger Delta, forget about it because the Nigeria government won’t export a drop from our land,” it said. The statement read: “The NDA intelligence agency gathered that the said peace talk or dialogue by the federal government is a delay tactic employed by the federal government to e...

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