Escapee describes summary killings after Darfur city’s fall
Sudanese paramilitary forces beat and shot men fleeing from a long-besieged city in Darfur after capturing it, according to an account from an escapee corroborated by statements from aid officials,…
Cameroon opposition rejects Biya’s win, alleges fraud amid violent protests
DOUALA – Cameroon’s opposition leaders rejected presidential election results that extended President Paul Biya’s rule for another seven years, saying the outcome did not reflect the will of the people…
Russian street musician found guilty of ‘discrediting’ the army after she played anti-Kremlin songs
ST PETERSBURG, Russia – An 18-year-old Russian street musician jailed for nearly two weeks earlier this month for playing a banned anti-Kremlin song was found guilty on Tuesday of “discrediting”…
Hurricane Melissa to bring ‘catastrophic situation’ to Jamaica in storm of the century
GENEVA – Hurricane Melissa was expected to bring catastrophe as it makes landfall in Jamaica with storm surges, flash floods and landslides in the worst storm to hit the Caribbean…
Scientists run climate ‘time machine’ in Amazon as Brazil preps for COP30
MANAUS, Brazil – Deep in Brazil’s Amazon, scientists have built a “time machine” pumping carbon dioxide into the rainforest canopy to simulate atmospheric conditions predicted for the future to gauge…
Trump National Guard case at Supreme Court is a fight over basic facts
President Donald Trump’s administration has told the U.S. Supreme Court he needs to deploy National Guard troops to the Chicago area in part because local police have failed to respond…
Ivory Coast’s Ouattara secures fourth term with landslide election win
ABIDJAN – Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara secured a fourth term with a commanding reelection win, according to provisional results announced on Monday, an outcome that was largely expected after…
The Congolese amputee giving new prosthetic limbs to the wounded
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo – Wivine Kavira Mukata was in the kitchen preparing plantains and fish soup for her family on the day in February 2014 when a bomb…
Israeli forces kill three Palestinian militants in the West Bank, police say
NEAR JENIN, West Bank – Israeli security forces killed three Palestinian militants in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, a police spokesperson said. Read More
Israeli forces kill three Palestinian militants in the West Bank, police say
NEAR JENIN, West Bank – Israeli security forces killed three Palestinian militants in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, a police spokesperson said. Read More