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France, US Pressure DR Congo Over Video Massacre
The United States and France called on the Democratic Republic of Congo to investigate a video purporting to show...
Israel Arrests Arab Citizen For Plotting IS Attacks
Israel's Shin Bet security service said on Monday it had arrested an Arab Israeli on suspicion of aiding the jihadist...
Angola’s Heir-Apparent Vows To Target Corruption
Angola's likely next president Joao Lourenco on Monday declared war on graft in the notoriously corrupt country, as he...
Egypt Pound Rebounds From Flotation Slide
The Egyptian pound strengthened against the US dollar on Monday, regaining ground after record lows which followed the...
Iraq Forces Battle IS To Close In On Mosul’s West Bank
Iraqi forces backed by jets and helicopters battled their way towards southern Mosul on Monday and prepared to take on...
Families Flee As Pakistan Cracks Down Along Afghan Border
Hundreds of families were fleeing from both sides of Pakistan's border with Afghanistan Monday, officials said, as...
US-Led Coalition Expects To Stay In Iraq After Mosul
The commander of the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group said Monday he expected its forces would be...
Manslaughter Charge For Boss of Lagos Building Collapse Firm
The head of a real estate firm in Nigeria's biggest city has been charged with manslaughter after at least 35 people...
What Is the Trial of Israeli Soldier Elor Azaria?
An Israeli court is expected on Tuesday to sentence Elor Azaria, a soldier convicted of manslaughter for shooting dead...
Mexican Mom Seeks Justice For Son Killed By US Border Guard
Guadalupe Guereca wants just one thing: "Justice." In a choked voice, the 59-year-old woman recounts the death of her...
Saudi Seeks Death For Suspect In Germans’ Shooting
Prosecutors in Saudi Arabia are seeking the death penalty for a suspect accused of opening fire on German diplomats, a...
Israeli Ministers Remain Optimistic On Trump
Israeli ministers were upbeat Monday on the prospects of working with the new US administration, even after remarks by...
Algeria Says Merkel Trip Off, Bouteflika ‘temporarily Unavailable’
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit to Algiers was called off on Monday because President Abdelaziz Bouteflika was...
FIFA Head Infantino To To Meet African Football Bosses
FIFA president Gianni Infantino will be in South Africa and Zimbabwe this week to meet African football bosses and...
Africa Retail Giants Steinhoff, Shoprite Shelve Merger
South African retail firms Steinhoff International and Shoprite Holdings announced Monday they had scrapped plans to...
British Museum Training Iraqi Experts To Save Mosul Heritage
As Iraqi forces fight to take back Mosul from the Islamic State group, archaeologists trained by the British Museum are...
Four Russian Military Dead In Syria IED Blast
Four Russian military personnel were killed and two injured when their vehicle was targeted with explosives in central...
Libya PM Convoy Comes Under Fire, No Wounded
The convoy of Libya's contested unity government chief, Fayez al-Sarraj, came under gunfire in Tripoli on Monday,...
Women Named To Head Saudi Bourse, Major Bank
Women have been named to head Saudi Arabia's stock exchange and a major bank, the institutions announced, despite the...