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US and China Formally Join Pact
The US and China - together responsible for 40% of the world's carbon emissions - have both formally joined the Paris...
Donald Trump Woos Black Vote At Detroit Church
Donald Trump has visited a black church in Detroit in an attempt to claw some of the minority vote away from Democratic...
Gabon’s Ping Declares Himself President After Post-Poll Riots
Gabonese opposition candidate Jean Ping declared himself president on Friday, after a disputed election that triggered...
China’s Record-Breaking Glass Bridge Closes After Two Weeks
A glass-bottomed bridge in China that was heralded as a record-breaker when it opened just 13 days ago has closed....
Deadly Twin Blasts Hits Court In Pakistan
At least 12 people were killed and 40 wounded when two bomb blasts went off at a district court in northwestern...
Libya PM-Designate Visits Battleground City
Tripoli (AFP) - The head of Libya's unity government on Wednesday visited the coastal city of Sirte where loyalist...
Bongo To Be Declared Winner of Gabon Election
Libreville (AFP) - Gabon's president Ali Bongo was set to be declared winner of last weekend's contested election,...
Clashes As Gabon’s Bongo Narrowly Wins Re-Election
Libreville (AFP) - Gabon's president Ali Bongo was declared winner Thursday of contested weekend elections, extending...
Two Jihadists Killed In Tunisia Raid
Kasserine (Tunisia) (AFP) - Two suspected jihadists were killed in a nighttime raid by security forces in the Kasserine...
Gabon Parliament Set Ablaze After Bongo Declared Winner
Libreville (AFP) - Angry protesters torched Gabon's parliament Wednesday after President Ali Bongo was declared winner...
Wrong Baby Cremated After Sydney Hospital Mix-Up
A deceased baby was cremated in Australia despite the parents wanting a burial after being incorrectly identified by a...
Boko Haram’s Shekau ‘wounded’ In Air Strike
Lagos (AFP) - Nigeria's military claimed Tuesday to have seriously injured Boko Haram's elusive leader Abubakar Shekau...
Nigerian Banks Suspended From Forex Market, Seek Truce
Lagos (AFP) - Nine Nigerian lenders banned this week from foreign exchange trading for failing to remit some oil money...
Niger Delta Avengers Spawn Copycats In Nigeria’s Oil Heartland
Warri (Nigeria) (AFP) - When the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) rebel group announced this week it had called a ceasefire...
Gabon Braces For Results In Tense Election
Libreville (AFP) - Gabon braced for possible violence Tuesday as the country awaited official results of a bitterly...
Black Students Protest ‘racist’ Hair Rules
High school students in South Africa have protested against black girls being forced by teachers to arrange their hair...
Opposition Candidate Lays Claim To Presidency Win
Gabon's opposition presidential candidate Jean Ping has claimed victory over incumbent President Ali Bongo, whose...
Iraq Asks Saudi Arabia To Replace Its Ambassador
Iraq asked Saudi Arabia on Sunday to replace its ambassador in Baghdad, stressing that his presence in Iraq would...
Oscar Winner Treated ‘disgustingly’ By Police After Robbery Attack
Rhymefest, whose legal name is Che Smith, posted a video in which he argues with officers at the front desk. "You...