VIDEO: Alarm at Kenya quarry deaths

Concern is rising among residents in coastal Kenya about the increasing number of injuries and deaths from quarries, with children being most at risk.

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10 years ago

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Gunmen kill Kenya quarry workers

Gunmen have killed some 36 quarry workers near the north-eastern Kenyan town of Mandera, aid workers and local residents say.

 

10 years ago

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VIDEO: Al-Shabab attack kills quarry workers

At least 14 people have been killed and several others wounded in a gun attack near a military camp at the Kenyan border with Somalia.

 

11 years ago

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VIDEO: Tombstone thefts cause for alarm

The demand for granite and marble in South Africa has seen a big increase in the theft of headstones from cemeteries.

 

10 years ago

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VIDEO: US alarm at air strikes on Libya

The US was "caught off-guard" by air strikes against Islamist militia in Libya, a senior official has told the BBC.

 

11 years ago

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Kenya arrests over alcohol deaths

Two people have been arrested in Kenya after the deaths of 70 people from drinking illicit alcohol, amid growing anger over the incident.

 

11 years ago

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VIDEO: HIV deaths in Africa - in 15 seconds

Aids-related deaths are declining in sub-Saharan Africa but, globally, only a quarter of children who need antiretroviral therapy actually receive it. Here's the story in 15 seconds.

 

10 years ago

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VIDEO: Italy arrests after migrant deaths

Italian police say they have arrested 15 Muslim migrants after they allegedly threw 12 Christians overboard following a row on a boat heading to Italy across the Mediterranean.

 

10 years ago

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VIDEO: Malaria deaths halved - in 15 seconds

Global efforts over the past decade have halved the number of people dying from malaria - a tremendous achievement, says the World Health Organization. Here's the story in 15 seconds.

 

10 years ago

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VIDEO: Algeria siege deaths inquest begins

An inquest into the deaths of six Britons and a UK-based Colombian killed during a militant attack on a gas plant in Algeria is under way in London.

 

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