Aid group says Libyan militia is holding hostage 60 migrants
CAIRO — A Libyan armed group is holding hostage at least 60 migrants, including two dozen children, in “appalling” conditions
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Ethiopian migrants held in Saudi Arabia call it ‘hellish’
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — From a filthy cell in Saudi Arabia, the Ethiopian migrant spoke on a smuggled phone, fearing
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Rose Garden announcement of Supreme Court nominee potential ‘super spreader’ event, with Trump plus six others getting COVID
Since this week’s back-to-back announcements that President Donald Trump and his adviser Hope Hicks have tested positive for coronavirus, at least nine
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Somalia issues new election timetable
The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and the Federal Member States (FMS) on Thursday finally issued the long-awaited election procedures
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Trump tests positive, has ‘mild symptoms’ of COVID-19
Washington DC—The White House said Friday that President Donald Trump was suffering “mild symptoms” of COVID-19, adding that he was
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Hopes dashed but still dreaming, Nigeria turns 60
t was just after midnight in Lagos, on a horse-racing track turned square, when Nigeria’s new white and green flag
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After ‘Fishrot’ scandal, Namibia earns little from auction
JOHANNESBURG — Following Namibia’s “Fishrot” scandal, in which two Cabinet ministers are in jail awaiting trial for allegedly accepting bribes
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French high court OKs extradition of Rwanda genocide suspect
PARIS (AP) — France’s highest court on Wednesday gave the green light for Rwandan genocide suspect Félicien Kabuga to be
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UN failures on coronavirus underscore the need for reforms
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The coronavirus that has claimed nearly 1 million lives has underscored the failure of the United
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’It belongs to us!”Tense French trial over colonial art
PARIS — Is dislodging African artwork from a European museum a political statement, or a criminal act? That’s the question
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