Sierra Leone Pastor Finds Huge 706-Carat Diamond
A pastor in Sierra Leone has unearthed a 706-carat diamond, according to the government, in one of the largest precious ...
Tag: AFP
‘Pirates’ Release Vessel Without Ransom
The EU anti-piracy naval force pictured off the coast of Mogadishu in 2013 Somali pirates who hijacked an oil tanker ...
Trump Envoy Defends Foreign Aid Budget Cut
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has defended swingeing budget cuts to his own department proposed by President Donald Trump. ...
Disney Appeals Malaysia Cuts To ‘Beauty and the Beast’
Disney has asked Malaysia to overturn a decision to cut a "gay moment" in its film "Beauty and the Beast", ...
Trump Budget: Rex Tillerson Defends Foreign Aid Budget Squeeze
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has defended swingeing budget cuts to his own department proposed by President Donald Trump. ...
23 US States Advancing Anti-Gay Bills
Gay rights groups and child welfare advocates raised alarm Monday over what they see as legislative attempts in nearly two ...
Tunisia In Huge Cocaine Bust
Tunisia's coastguard on Monday announced the seizure of 31 kilos of pure cocaine with a value of more than $6 ...
Africa Gets Its Own Web Address With Launch of .africa
Africa now has the unique web address .africa, equivalent to the more familiar .com, following its official launch by the ...
Guatemala Mourns After Children’s Home Fire Kills 21 Girls
Guatemala has declared three days of national mourning after a fire killed at least 21 teenage girls at a children’s ...
Guatemala Mourns After Children’s Home Fire Kills 21 Girls
Guatemala has declared three days of national mourning after a fire killed at least 21 teenage girls at a children’s ...
Rival East Libya Factions Battle For Crucial Oil Ports
Rival armed factions are fighting for control over crucial oil terminals in the east of Libya. The forces of military ...
US Agents In Aggressive Sweep For Unauthorized Migrants
US immigration agents increasingly are detaining unauthorized migrants in or near places once considered "safe" like courthouses and churches, spreading ...
US Schoolgirl Tapes Her Undocumented Father’s Arrest
A crying schoolgirl's videotape of her undocumented father being arrested by federal agents in the Los Angeles area this week ...
Tunis Zoo To Close Temporarily After Visitors Stone Crocodile
A zoo in the Tunisian capital is to close temporarily after visitors stoned a crocodile to death. The Belvedere Zoo ...
Pop Stars Shakira and Vives Accused of Plagiarism
A Cuban singer has filed a complaint against the Colombian pop stars Shakira and Carlos Vives, accusing them of plagiarising ...
Kim Jong-Nam Death: Two Women Charged With Murder
Latest: Ebola fighter, Time person of the year, dies in childbirth Two women accused of killing Kim Jong-nam, the estranged ...
Two Women Charged With Murder
Two women accused of killing Kim Jong-nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader, have been charged with his murder. ...
Algerian Colonel Sentenced To Death
The funeral of Ali Tounsi was held in February 2010 A former police colonel in Algeria has been sentenced to ...
Two Police Stations Attacked In Burkina Faso’s Sahel Region
This is the second time that part of the country has been attacked in almost two months Two police stations ...
‘UN Attack Helicopter’ Disperses Fighters In CAR
UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic have prevented heavily armed militia launching an attack on the town of Bambari. ...