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UK Warns Government Agencies Not To Use Kaspersky Software

Britain’s cybersecurity agency has told government departments not to use antivirus software from Moscow-based firm Kaspersky Lab amid concerns about Russian snooping. Ciaran Martin, head of the National Cyber Security Centre, said “Russia is acting against the U.K.’s national interest...

Egyptian Lawyer Jailed For Saying Women In Ripped Jeans Should Be Raped

An Egyptian lawyer has been sentenced to three years in prison for saying that women who wear ripped jeans should be raped in punishment. Nabih al-Wahsh, a prominent conservative, was also fined 20,000 Egyptian pounds (£839; $1,130). The lawyer made the...

31 Migrants Fall Into Mediterranean, Eaten By Sharks

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SAN FRANCISCO, November 28, (THEWILL) - 31 people have been reported dead and another 40 missing when Sharks attacked migrants who fell from overcrowded boats in the Mediterranean. According to the Libyan Navy said, it arrived the scene of accident and...

Pistorius Earns More Years In Jail

SAN FRANCISCO, November 24, (THEWILL) - South Africa’s Supreme Court, on Friday, extended Oscar Pistorius’ murder sentence to 13 years after the state argued that the original jail term of six years for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp was...

U.S Air Strike Kills 100 Militants In Somalia

BEVERLY HILLS, November 22, (THEWILL) - The U.S. military has revealed that an air strike, targeting an al-Shabaab camp, had killed 100 militants. The U.S. Africa Command, in a statement, said the strike had been carried out 125 miles (201 km)...

AU Welcomes Mugabe’s Resignation, Pleased With Peaceful Resolution

BEVERLY HILLS, November 22, (THEWILL) - The African Union (AU) on Wednesday welcomed the resignation of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe who had ruled the country for 37 years. Moussa Mahamat, Chairperson of the AU Commission, in a statement, said Tuesday’s decision...

Mugabe Fired As ZANU-PF Party Chief, Former Vice President Mnangagwa Takes Over

SAN FRANCISCO, November 19, (THEWILL) - Robert Mugabe has been removed as President of Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party and replaced by his former vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa, the deputy he sacked recently. In the latest episode in Zimbabwe’s unfolding drama, Mugabe’s...

Celebrations In Zimbabwe Over Expected Exit Of Mugabe

SAN FRANCISCO, November 19, (THEWILL) - Thousands of Zimbabweans flooded the streets of Harare on Saturday, waving national flags, singing and dancing in an outpouring of elation at the expected fall of President Robert Mugabe who had ruled the country...

Zimbabwe’s Ruling Party Set To Sack Mugabe, Sources Say

The leaders of Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party will meet on Sunday to approve the dismissal of President Robert Mugabe, the only leader the southern African nation has known since independence 37 years ago, two party sources have said. An extraordinary...

U.S. Call For ‘New Era’ In Zimbabwe As Mugabe ‘Agrees’ To Step Down

BEVERLY HILLS, November 17, (THEWILL) – The U.S. is seeking a new era for Zimbabwe as the State Department’s top official for Africa implicitly called on long-time President Robert Mugabe to step aside as a political crisis mounts. In an interview...