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One of Kenya’s most famous white aristocrats will be sentenced Thursday, after a judge found him guilty of manslaughter for fatally shooting a poaching suspect on his family estate. The case highlights the fractious relationship the country has with its British colonial past, with many Kenyans accusing the government of favorable treatment. The defendant is white; the victim is black.
Thai and Cambodian troops exchanged fire early Friday near a disputed border temple that was the site of clashes last year, a Thai military official said. A group of about 20 Cambodian soldiers “intruded” into Thai territory and opened fired after they were warned to leave by Thai soldiers, said Col.
Former manager of English football club Chelsea and current boss at Italian side Juventus, Claudio Ranieri, is at the center of a race row after comments he made following his side’s Coppa Italia defeat to Lazio. Ranieri told media after the loss on Tuesday: “I did not like the entire direction of the match. I found the official was tough with us, on the field it seemed as if he was Chinese, as it was always yellow cards with us,” football web site Goal.com reported.
Democrats plan to launch a Web site Wednesday that mocks GOP leaders for apologizing to radio host Rush Limbaugh for criticizing or publicly disagreeing with him. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is hosting the Web site, which allows visitors to create an apology to Limbaugh on behalf of Rep
The Catholic bishop who caused outrage for denying the Nazis had systematically murdered millions of Jews in the Holocaust apologized Thursday for his statements.
A U.N. investigator accused Kenyan police of widespread extrajudicial killings, and called Wednesday for the removal of the East African nation’s police commissioner and its attorney general.
Relatives were Friday trying to reach four British children stranded in Venezuela after the adults they were traveling with were arrested for allegedly carrying huge quantities of cocaine, officials said. The close-up photo of the R&B singer — with contusions on her forehead and below her eyes, and cuts on her lip — was published on the entertainment Web site TMZ on Thursday.