Boko Haram Releases 13 Hostages To Nigerian Government
The Islamist militant group Boko Haram has released 13 people who were kidnapped in north-eastern Nigeria last year, the government ...
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‘Dozens’ Killed In Mali Clashes Before Helicopter Crash
A group of former separatist rebels in Mali killed "dozens" of members of a pro-government armed group before a UN ...
Hospitals Overwhelmed As Sri Lanka Dengue Toll Nears 300
Sri Lanka announced Monday it was intensifying its war on dengue fever, with schools to shut across the island to ...
Bissau Clinic Eases Life As An Amputee For Senegalese DJ
Senegalese rapper and DJ Louis Bernard Diedhiou was just a young teenager on the day in 2001 when his love ...
S. Korea Urges North To Respond To Military Talks Offer
South Korea urged the North on Friday to break its silence on an offer of military talks aimed at easing ...
No Response From North Korea As Proposed Talks Loom
North Korea has not responded to South Korea's offer to hold military talks Friday, Seoul said, dimming prospects of any ...
South Korea Proposes Rare Military Talks With North Korea
South Korea has proposed holding military talks with the North, after weeks of heightened tension following Pyongyang’s long-range missile test. ...
S. Korea Seeks Rare Talks With North To Ease Military Tensions
South Korea on Monday offered to hold rare military talks with the North, aiming to ease tensions after Pyongyang tested ...
Yemen Cholera Outbreak Tops 300,000 Suspected Cases
A cholera outbreak in Yemen has now surpassed 300,000 suspected cases, the Red Cross said Monday as the war-torn country ...
Wildfires Rage In Sweltering California Forcing Thousands To Flee
Wildfires roared Sunday across much of California, forcing thousands to evacuate homes as the most populous US state sweltered in ...
Migrant Influx To Europe Hits 100,000 In 2017
More than 100,000 migrants have made the perilous Mediterranean crossing to Europe this year, the UN said Tuesday, amid mounting ...
Ebola Burial Teams Dramatically West Africa Outbreak
Red Cross volunteers prevented a significant number of Ebola cases during the 2013-2016 epidemic in West Africa by using safe ...
Home Beckons Across the Border For Exiled Ivorian Children
Hurbain Souomi was only five years old, but he still remembers the day he trekked 50 kilometres (30 miles) across ...
At Least 4 Missing After Kenya Building Collapse
At least four people were missing after the collapse of a seven-storey building in the Kenyan capital Nairobi overnight, the ...
After Fleeing Mosul, Displaced Face Arrest Over Alleged IS Ties
After fleeing the battleground city of Mosul, Yusra Mohammed says her children were detained by Iraqi Kurdish forces and she ...
Ghanaians ‘die of Thirst’ In Sahara Desert
Some Ghanaians have died of thirst after their truck broke down in the Sahara Desert in northern Niger, the Red ...
Over 40, Including Ghanaians, ‘die of Thirst In Sahara Desert’
Survivors say 44 people have died of thirst after their truck broke down in the Sahara Desert in northern Niger, ...
Ghanaians, Others ‘die of Thirst’ In Sahara Desert
Survivors say 44 people have died of thirst after their truck broke down in the Sahara Desert in northern Niger, ...
Over 40 People ‘die of Thirst’ In Sahara Desert
Survivors say 44 people have died of thirst after their truck broke down in the Sahara Desert in northern Niger, ...
44 Migrants, Including Babies, Die In Niger Desert
At least 44 migrants, including women and babies, were found dead after their vehicle broke down in the desert of ...