By COLLEEN LONG and ELLIOT SPAGAT, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Just 7 years old, Jakelin Amei Rosmery Caal Maquin was picked up by U.S. authorities with her father and other […]
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Gunman Kills 4, Then Himself, After Mass at Brazil Cathedral
By PETER PRENGAMAN and C.H. GARDINER, Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A man opened fire in a cathedral in southern Brazil after Mass on Tuesday, killing four and leaving […]
Frederick Douglass Global Fellow Returns ‘Empowered’ From South Africa
By AFRO Staff A 20-year-old Albany University Biology major has returned from a study abroad trip in South Africa, an experience he describes as “extraordinary” and “empowering.” Chiagoziem “Sylvester” Agu, […]
Congo’s Kabila Doesn’t Rule out Seeking Presidency in Future
By CARLEY PETESCH, Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s President Joseph Kabila is stepping down after this month’s election but he doesn’t rule out seeking the post again in […]
UNAIDS Found in ‘Crisis’ After Sex Harassment Claims
By JAMEY KEATEN and MARIA CHENG, Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Independent experts looking into allegations of sexual harassment at the U.N. agency that fights AIDS say it is plagued […]
At Scene of South Sudan Mass Rape, ‘No One Could Hear Me’
By SAM MEDNICK, Associated Press NHIALDIU, South Sudan (AP) — Wrapping an arm around her stomach, the young woman hung her head and recounted the day in early November when […]
Nobel Peace Winners Demand Action Against Sex Abuse
By DAVID KEYTON, Associated Press OSLO, Norway (AP) — One of the winners of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize says the attention the prize has drawn to sexual violence against […]
Concert Stampede in Italy Leaves 6 Dead, Over 50 Hurt
By DIANA MALTAGLIATI and FRANCES D’EMILIO, Associated Press CORINALDO, Italy (AP) — Teenagers panicked before a rap concert at a jammed Italian disco, setting off a stampede that killed five of […]
Supplies Low For Shelters Helping Migrants as Holidays Near
By RUSSELL CONTRERAS, Associated Press LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — An exhausted Alonzo Juan Jose sat still on a cot inside a shelter in southern New Mexico. For six days, the […]
Oprah Offers Rousing Tribute to Mandela in S. Africa Visit
By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA, Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Oprah Winfrey on Thursday delivered a rousing tribute to Nelson Mandela, a century after he was born, and urged the youth of South […]
Congo’s Ebola Outbreak Now 2nd Largest in History, WHO Says
By CARA ANNA, Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Congo’s deadly Ebola outbreak is now the second largest in history, behind the devastating West Africa outbreak that killed thousands a few years […]
Africans Played Key, Often Unheralded, Role in World War I
By ANDREW MELDRUM, Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Amid the fanfare marking the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, little has been said about crucial participants in the […]