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At least 19 people were killed in a double suicide bombing at a market in northeastern Cameroon on Friday, local officials said. Several other people were injured in the attack on the market at Meme at around 0900 (0800 GMT) which was carried out by two female suicide bombers, said the officials, who did not wish to be named. There ...

Manny Pacquiao is not backing down from his stance against homosexuality. Less than a day after the Filipino boxer and politician lost his sponsorship deal with Nike because he compared gay people to animals, Pacquiao took to Instagram early Thursday morning and posted some Bible verses that support his views. Check also:Nike has dropped manny pacquiao over gay comments “If a ...

Kenya’s military says it has killed the deputy commander and intelligence chief for Somalia’s Al Shabab jihadist terror group, a man blamed for masterminding a deadly attack on a Kenyan military camp in southern Somalia last month, officials said on Thursday. Check also: Kenyan muslims protected their fellow christian passengers from islamist gunmen by refusing to be separated The officials said ...

The US sports equipment giant Nike on Wednesday axed Manny Pacquiao after he described gay couples as “worse than animals”, slamming the Filipino boxer’s remarks as “abhorrent.” Check also: Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao donated free houses to thousands of people in his constituency A Nike statement said the company had severed its ties with Pacquiao, who triggered a firestorm of ...

Angola has reportedly declared Islam illegal and ordered for all of the country’s mosques to be closed down. Minister of culture Rosa Cruz e Silva said that mosques in the largely Christian country would be closed until further notice. Check also: hundreds of muslim leaders pastors worldwide meet up to sign peace protection deal for the first time ever She ...