(Updated 9/22/2016) CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Authorities in Charlotte tried to quell public anger Wednesday after a police officer shot a Black man, but a dusk prayer vigil turned into […]
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‘Piles and Piles’ of Bodies in S. Sudan Ethnic Slaughter
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Gunmen in South Sudan who targeted civilians including children and the elderly left “piles and piles” of bodies, many of them in a mosque and a […]
US Family Protects 10 Orphans in S. Sudan Camp
MALAKAL, South Sudan (AP) — The eyes of the American parents living at a United Nations camp alongside thousands of South Sudanese refugees fill with tears as they describe their […]
Fear Pulses Through Crowded S. Sudan Refugee Camp
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The women and girls leave the main United Nations refugee camp here during the day. The men do not. To exit is to risk death, […]
South Sudan: ‘White Army’ Tribal Militia Marches to Fight
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Twenty-five thousand young men who make up a tribal militia known as the “White Army” are marching toward a contested state capital in South Sudan, […]
Mandela’s Situation Viewed as Sad But ‘Precious Parting Gift’
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Sean Davison’s mother, a doctor, knew she faced an impending, painful death from cancer. Not willing to endure it, she chose to end her life by not […]
Mandela on Life Support as Family Grave Restored
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela is being kept alive by a breathing machine and faces “impending death,” court documents show, as his family gravesite was restored Thursday. Mandela’s health is […]
Kenya Final Vote Total: Kenyatta Has 50.03 Pct
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s election commission has announced final vote tallies from the country’s presidential vote, and Deputy Prime Minster appears to have won with 50.03 percent of the […]
Boy Fighters of Somalia Warn of Al-Shabab Cruelty
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The former al-Shabab foot soldiers assigned to a drab cement housing bloc are young — too young. One is only 9, yet they were enforcers of […]