Deaths confirmed on ground after Nigeria crash

2012-06-06 03:34:34

Nigerian rescuers have confirmed the first deaths on the ground caused by a devastating plane crash in the country's largest city, raising the toll to 157。

137 bodies recovered after Nigerian plane crash

2012-06-05 06:17:24

A total of 137 bodies have so far been recovered from the site of the passenger plane which crashed into a two-storey building in Southwest Nigeria's Lagos State on Sunday.

Chinese among dead in Lagos crash

2012-06-05 02:08:58

The Chinese embassy in Nigeria confirmed the identification of the six Chinese passengers.

S. Sudan officials have stolen $4b -president

2012-06-04 21:37:29

South Sudanese officials have "stolen" an estimated $4 billion of public money and should return it to salvage the young nation's reputation and help lift its people out of poverty, the president said in a letter seen on Monday.

Passenger plane crashes in Nigeria, killing 193

2012-06-04 10:27:31

A passenger plane carrying 153 people crashed into a two-storey building in Nigeria's southwestern Lagos State on Sunday, killing all the people on board and 40 others on the ground.

Nigeria mourns over 193 victims in plane crash

2012-06-04 09:45:43

Nigerian President declared three days of national mourning after a plane crash killed at least 193 people on Sunday.

Angola accidents kill 100 in four months

2012-06-04 09:22:39

At least 100 people were killed and 298 others injured in 317 road accidents during the first four months of this year in the central province of Huambo.

Plane crash in Nigeria kills 193

2012-06-04 06:18:44

A passenger plane crashed into a densely populated part of Lagos, Nigeria's commercial hub, killing 153 people on board and 40 others living inside a building hit by the aircraft. 6 Chinese dead

6 Chinese among Nigeria plane crash victims

2012-06-04 07:12:53

At least six Chinese were among the 153 people on board a passenger plane which crashed near the Lagos airport in Nigeria on Sunday.

Mubarak hit by 'health crisis' after verdict

2012-06-02 21:58:44

Deposed Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak suffered "a health crisis" on Saturday upon arrival at prison after he was sentenced to life in prison.

Profile of Hosni Mubarak

2012-06-02 17:09:45

Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, his two sons along with ex-interior minister Habib Adli and six police officers were set to receive their verdicts in Cairo on Saturday.

Mubarak sentenced to life imprisonment

2012-06-02 17:00:05

Egypt's ex-president Hosni Mubarak was sentenced with life imprisonment on Saturday, the Cairo Criminal Court said.