Madagascar’s defence minister resigns
* ANTANANARIVO – Madagascar’s defence minister says she has resigned because civilians were killed when security forces fired on anti-government protesters over the weekend.
Madagascar’s defence minister resigns
* ANTANANARIVO – Madagascar’s defence minister says she has resigned because civilians were killed when security forces fired on anti-government protesters over the weekend. In an official communique issued yesterday, Cecile Manorohanta said her upbringing and faith could not allow her to accept ‘that the blood of’ her countrymen be spilled.
Plane with 6 people crashes off Puerto Rico
* SAN JUAN – A single-engine plane carrying six people crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the north coast of Puerto Rico, the US Coast Guard said yesterday. Authorities located a debris field off the northwestern city of Quebradillas, and helicopters and boats have been searching for survivors, Coast Guard spokesman Ricardo Castrodad said. The missing pilot and all five passengers are believed to be US citizens.
Inspectors visit clinic in Italy right-to-die case
* ROME – Inspectors yesterday visited an Italian clinic that has stopped feeding a comatose woman to check whether it is qualified to allow her to die in line with a court ruling.
Nkunda to be sent back to Congo
* KIGALI – Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda, currently under house arrest in Rwanda, will eventually be sent back to his country, Rwandan Foreign Minister Rosemary Museminali said on Saturday.
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