NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Italian-born author and conservationist Kuki Gallmann was shot at her Kenyan ranch and airlifted for treatment after herders invaded in search of pasture to save […]
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Italy Plucks 2,000 Migrants from the Mediterranean Sea
ROME (AP) — Italian rescue ships have plucked some 2,000 migrants from unseaworthy smugglers’ boats off the coast of Libya, with hundreds of them arriving Saturday in southern Italian ports. […]
As Famine in Africa Looms, US Senators Seek More Efficient Food Aid
BIDI BIDI CAMP, Uganda (AP) — As President Donald Trump seeks to cut foreign aid under the slogan of “America First,” two U.S. senators are proposing making American food assistance […]
Shame of the U.N.
Janila Jean said she was a 16-year-old virgin living in Jacmel, Haiti when a U.N. peacekeeper from Brazil raped her at gunpoint and left her pregnant. An Associated Press investigation […]
Bring Back Our Girls’ Group to Nigeria Government: Obtain Release of the Chibok Girls
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nigeria’s government must speedily negotiate the release of 195 kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls held by Boko Haram Islamic extremists for nearly three years, the Bring Back Our Girls […]
Paris Exhibition Explores Racism Amid Tensions in France
PARIS (AP) — A UNESCO-backed Paris exhibition exploring the psychology behind racism aims to shed light on why racist acts in France are on the rise, and to educate against […]
Worst Humanitarian Crisis Hits as Trump Slashes Foreign Aid
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The world’s largest humanitarian crisis in 70 years has been declared in three African countries on the brink of famine, just as President Donald Trump’s proposed […]
London Attacker Cheerful, Joking on Eve of Deadly Rampage
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Long before his short stints in jail turned into years behind bars, Khalid Masood was known as Adrian Elms, with a reputation for drinking and an […]
5 Dead in Vehicle, Knife Attack at British Parliament
LONDON (AP) — A knife-wielding man went on a deadly rampage in the heart of Britain’s seat of power Wednesday, plowing a car into pedestrians on London’s Westminster Bridge before […]
The Latest: Multiple Incidents Near UK Parliament
(Updated-3/22/2017) LONDON (AP) — The Latest on reports of an incident outside Britain’s parliament (all times local): 4:35 p.m. The Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh suspended its debate on a second […]
UN Report: South Sudan Experiencing Genocide & Ethnic Cleansing
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A new United Nations report describes South Sudan as teetering on the edge of genocide and experiencing ethnic cleansing, a stark portrayal of a nation whose […]
Report: African Women Ahead as Lawmakers, But Face Violence
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — African women have made significant progress including higher female participation in many legislatures than in Britain and the United States — but women on the continent […]