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A schoolgirl prays before having her free mid-day meal, distributed by a government-run primary school, in New Delhi July 5, 2013. Soure: Reuters/Mansi Thapliyal

India to probe school meal scheme after 23 children die

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 18, 2013 | World

Patna, Reuters—The Indian government announced on Thursday it would set up an inquiry into the quality of food given to school pupils in a nationwide free meal scheme after at least 23 children died in one of the deadliest outbreaks of mass poisoning in years. Within...

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A file photo dated July 20, 2005, shows Nobel Peace Prize winner and iconic political prisoner Nelson Mandela. (EPA/KIM LUDBROOK)

Mandela in ‘serious’ condition in hospital

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 8, 2013 | World

Johannesburg, Reuters— Former South African president and anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela was in a “serious but stable” condition on Saturday after being taken to hospital with a recurrence of a lung infection, the government said. The 94-year-old, who...

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Police guard the entrance to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, April 20, 2013, where Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is being treated. Source: AP Photo/Julio Cortez

Hospitalized Suspect in Boston Bombings Awaits Charges

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 22, 2013 | World

Boston, Reuters—The ethnic Chechen college student accused with his deceased older brother of the Boston Marathon bombing faced federal charges as early as Monday as he lay hospitalized under armed guard, severely wounded and unable to speak. ABC and NBC news networks...

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Worshippers offer prayers for Easter and former South African president Nelson Mandela a top of a hill overlooking Johannesburg, Saturday, March 30, 2013. Source: AP Photo/Denis Farrell

Mandela in Hospital on Easter

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 1, 2013 | World

Johannesburg, AP—Former South African President Nelson Mandela had a restful day in a hospital Sunday and is improving following treatment for a recurrence of pneumonia, the government said. The office of President Jacob Zuma thanked South Africans who prayed for...

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Nelson Mandela is pictured on a mural with South African apartheid freedom fighter Steve Biko, in the city of Cape Town, South Africa, March 10, 2013. Source: AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam

Mandela in Hospital with Lung Infection

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 28, 2013 | World

Johannesburg, AP—Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid leader who became South Africa’s first black president, has been admitted to a hospital with a recurring lung infection, South Africa said Thursday. Mandela, 94, has become increasingly frail in recent years...