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21 May 2012 Last updated at 10:31 ET

Lockerbie bomber's funeral heldThe Megrahi family house in Tripoli on 20 May 2012

Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi has been buried in a private ceremony in the Libyan capital, Tripoli.

Malian coup leader Capt Amadou Sanogo address troops on 3 April 2012Mali coup leader to get salary

West Africa's regional bloc Ecowas agrees a deal for Mali's coup leader Capt Amadou Sanogo to get the benefits of a former head of state.

The UN's human rights chief Navi Pillay is spending the week in Zimbabwe looking into the human rights situation in the country. UN human rights head in Zimbabwe

UN human rights chief Navi Pillay has started a week-long visit to Zimbabwe, during which she is expected to meet President Robert Mugabe.

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