We’ve Great Respect For Africans
The United States Embassy in Accra has made attempt to water down the anger of millions of Africans following revelation that Donald Trump insulted the integrity of Africans. The US president is said...
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Akufo-Addo Snaps At Trump: Ghana Is “not Shithole”
Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo-Addo has reacted angrily at an “unfortunate” comments attributed to the US President, Donald Trump denigrating African countries. Mr. Trump in a private meeting...
A Ruthless Latino Gang That Preys On Its Own
The ultra-violent Latino street gang MS-13, which President Trump vowed to wipe out in a speech in suburban New York on Friday, is estimated to have some 10,000 members in the United States. And it...
In Gang-Plagued New York Town, Some Are Wary of Trump Visit
President Donald Trump on Friday will visit a New York suburb traumatized by the violent street gang MS-13, which he has pledged to wipe out, but many in the Long Island community of Brentwood are...
Sessions Says Hurt By Trump Outbursts, But Not Quitting
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday called a barrage of criticism from President Donald Trump "hurtful" -- but vowed to remain in his post. The president has launched a series of attacks...
US Attorney General Head To El Salvador, Amid Trump Scorn
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions headed to El Salvador on Thursday for meetings on law enforcement cooperation, traveling far from Washington after days of bearing humiliating online scorn from...
Godoy Own Goal Sends Costa Rica Into CONCACAF Gold Cup Semis
Anibal Godoy headed agonizingly into his own net to give Costa Rica a 1-0 victory over Panama on Wednesday in the quarter-finals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup in Philadelphia. The Central American rivals...
Jamaica, El Salvador Secure Spots In CONCACAF Gold Cup Quarters
Jamaica and El Salvador both punched their tickets to the quarter-finals after playing to a 1-1 draw in a Group C match at the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament on Sunday. Jamaica now have one win...
Rape Victim Jailed For 30 Years Because Baby Was Stillborn
A teenager who survived rape before giving birth to a stillborn baby in a bathroom has been jailed for 30 years. The 19-year-old was locked up in El Salvador because her child died during her...
Pope Francis Injects New Blood Into Cardinals Club
Pope Francis on Wednesday created five new cardinals in a Vatican ceremony that, while deeply traditional in form, also reflected his vision of a reshaped Church for the 21st century. Four of the...
Guatemala, El Salvador Host Gay Pride Parades
Some 5,000 supporters of gay rights marched in the Salvadoran capital Saturday in a show of solidarity after the recent murders of several gay men. "We are united in the demand of respect for our...
World Poverty Could Be Cut In Half If…
A new UNESCO policy paper shows that the global poverty rate could be more than halved if all adults completed secondary school. Yet, new data from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) show...
Friend Or Foe? Taiwan’s Disappearing Allies
Panama walking out on its relationship with Taiwan to establish ties with rival China is the latest in a spate of diplomatic dumping that is leaving Taipei increasingly isolated. Beijing still sees...
Behind the Scenes With America’s Most Violent Gang
A notorious Central American street gang famed for its heavily tattooed members and torturing its victims has now established its self across the United States. As well as shootings, MS-13 is known...
Bilingual Education In US In Its Infancy, But Growing
"Brazil, with a 'z' or an 's'?" asks a girl. "In Spanish, it's with an 's,' in English with a 'z,'" another kid answers. Just another day in a bilingual class at a Los Angeles school. A sign that...
Trump Targets MS-13 Gang To Buttress Immigration Crackdown
For a president obsessed with deporting "bad hombres" from the United States, the Latino street gang known as MS-13 is the perfect target. Known for its horrific murders, in which victims are set...
City of Prayer and Conflict
Donald Trump was on Monday to become the first serving US president to visit the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray, located in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem. The city is revered by...
Members of Notorious US Gang Nabbed In Sweeping Probe
Twenty-one alleged members of a notorious Los Angeles-based gang associated with Mexican organized crime groups have been arrested as part of a sweeping probe, authorities said Wednesday. The...
Honduras Foils Jail Escape By Murderer Dressed As A Woman
Prison officials in Honduras have told a convicted murderer who attempted to break out of jail disguised as a woman that he faces severe punishment. Francisco Herrera Argueta, 55, clad himself in a...
Weah’s Son Makes Waves For USA
The son of Liberia legend George Weah is helping the United States Under-17 team in their bid to qualify for the 2017 FIFA Under-17 World Cup in India in October. A 17-year-old striker, Timothy Weah,...