By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Ayanda Sibanda, a model with albinism, has invariably been called “yellow” or “white” by friends and even some relatives. But she […]
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Mali Calls For More EU Help Amid Attacks In Africa’s Sahel
By Lorne Cook, The Associated Press The impoverished West African country of Mali on May 14 urged the European Union to step up support for the Sahel region amid a spate […]
Hello, Archie! Meghan and Harry name son Archie Harrison
By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Tired but beaming, new parents Meghan and Prince Harry presented their 2-day-old son to the world as he slumbered […]
Sudanese Hold Mass Rally Amid Standoff With Generals
By Fay Abuelgasim and Noha Elhennawy, The Associated Press Tens of thousands of Sudanese protesters took part in a mass rally May 2 to step up pressure on the military to […]
On Cyclone-Shattered Island in Mozambique, Shock and Debris
By Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, The Associated Press Cyclone Kenneth in northern Mozambique ripped the island of Ibo apart. Nearly a week after the storm roared in, Associated Press journalists found widespread devastation. […]
In South Sudan, Midwives Bring Down Deaths Despite the Odds
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Seated in a stifling hallway in South Sudan’s main hospital, the midwife recounted the day she watched a young mother […]
Congo’s Ebola Outbreak Might be Declared Global Emergency
By JAMEY KEATEN and MARIA CHENG Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A top Red Cross official said Friday he’s “more concerned than I have ever been” about the possible regional […]
International Court Judges Reject Afghanistan Investigation
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — In a decision decried as a “devastating blow for victims,” International Criminal Court judges on Friday rejected a request by the court’s […]
Sudanese Army Says it Holds President, Won’t Extradite Him
By MAGGIE MICHAEL Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The Sudanese army will not extradite deposed President Omar al-Bashir but will put him on trial at home, the military said Friday […]
Mozambique Cholera Cases Jump to 139 a Day After Outbreak
By CARA ANNA, Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Cholera cases in Mozambique among survivors of a devastating cyclone have shot up to 139, officials said, as nearly 1 million vaccine […]
Study: Many in Ebola Outbreak Don’t Believe Virus is Real
By KRISTA LARSON, Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — One out of four people interviewed in eastern Congo last year believed Ebola wasn’t real, according to a new study, underscoring […]
New Zealand’s Darkest Day: 36 Minutes of Terror
By NICK PERRY, KRISTEN GELINEAU and JULIET WILLIAMS Associated Press CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — On March 15, New Zealand changed. Some are calling it a loss of innocence, a […]