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US Senate Rejects Partial Obamacare Repeal, Bitter Blow To Trump

US Republicans failed spectacularly Friday in their latest effort to dismantle Obamacare, leaving the party in stunned...

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Kwame Addo-Kufuor Elected President of ECOWAS Chambers of Mines

The President of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Mr. Kwame Addo-Kufuor, has been elected as the first President of the...

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Trump’s Hand Forced By Senate Vote

The United States Senate has voted 98-2 to impose new sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea, despite objections...

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Saving Herder Dogs On the Steppes

The large stray with a lion-like mane and fur curled into dreadlocks looked no different from the mangy mutts roaming...

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Los Angeles To Have Fully Electric Bus Fleet By 2030

The state of California has positioned itself at the forefront in the fight against carbon emissions despite President...

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Rwanda Schools Face Tricky Task Teaching Genocide History

"Who can tell us what the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi was all about?" teacher Josephat Arinetwe asks his pupils as...

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Yemeni Rebel Missile Shot Down Near Mecca

A ballistic missile fired by Yemeni rebels was shot down late Thursday close to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, a month before...

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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...

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President Sall Faces Double Challenge As Senegal Elects MPs

Senegal holds a legislative election on Sunday following a campaign gripped by tension between the rival coalitions of...

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Three US Senators Balk At Health Bill, Putting Reforms In Peril

US Republican efforts to reform health care neared collapse Thursday as three senators threatened to oppose a partial...

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Yellen Again Or Gary Cohn

As President Donald Trump looks to put his stamp on the Federal Reserve, an unexpected frontrunner has emerged to lead...

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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" --...

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US Senate Passes Russia Sanctions, Sends Bill To Trump

The US Senate on Thursday passed bipartisan sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea, sending the package to President...

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Scaramucci Rips Into White House Colleagues

White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci has launched a searing foul-mouthed attack on his most senior...

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Three US Senators Balk At Health Bill, Putting Reform In Jeopardy

US Republican efforts to reform health care hit the skids Thursday when three senators threatened to oppose a partial...

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Mugabe’s Wife Urges Him To Name Heir

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe, 93, has been urged by his wife to name his successor in order to end divisions...

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US Hails Indictment of Russian In Bitcoin Laundering

US officials Thursday hailed the arrest and indictment of a Russian accused of laundering billions of dollars through a...

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UN Security Council Backs Plan Agreed By Libya Rivals

The UN Security Council on Thursday endorsed a plan agreed by Libya's rival leaders for a ceasefire, political talks...

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Deputy Agric Minister Visits NSS Farm

The Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Sagre Bambangi, on Thursday, paid a visit to the National Service...