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Two South African men plead guilty to rape and murder of nun

YoopyaMay 13, 2015July 3, 20230

Two South African men charged with the rape and murder of a 86-year-old Austrian-born nun pleaded guilty on Tuesday, saying they had broken into the

AP Interview: Uganda’s president says he’s the one bullied

YoopyaMay 7, 2015July 1, 20230

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — There is so much freedom in Uganda that it’s nearly anarchy, the country’s president joked, stepping carefully around what’s an open

Incumbent Gnassingbe Declared Provisional Winner of Togo Vote

YoopyaApr 29, 2015July 1, 20230

Election authorities in Togo have declared incumbent President Faure Gnassingbe the provisional winner of Saturday’s election, continuing his family’s longstanding hold on power. Election commission

Nigerian Military Claims to “Rescue Nearly 300 Women”, Girls

YoopyaApr 29, 2015July 1, 20230

LAGOS—Nigeria on Tuesday said it has rescued nearly 300 girls and women from a Boko Haram stronghold in the country’s northeast, but it remained unclear

Survey: Islam Will Become World’s Largest Religion in 2070

YoopyaApr 29, 2015July 3, 20230

At a youthful 1,400 years, Islam is the youngest of the world’s major religions — and it’s on track to be the largest sometime this

Reports: 2 “Burundi Protesters” Killed in Clashes With Police

YoopyaApr 27, 2015July 8, 20230

Police in Burundi’s capital, Bujumbura, clashed Sunday with protesters demonstrating against President Pierre Nkurunziza, who is seeking a controversial third term, killing two people, the

Families mourn Mali desert crash victims as military stand by

YoopyaApr 22, 2015July 3, 20230

GOSSI (AFP) – Relatives of 116 people killed in an Air Algerie crash in July visited the scene of the disaster in remote hazardous northern

“Mediterranean Shipwreck” Brings Migrant Issue Front and Center

YoopyaApr 22, 2015July 3, 20230

The Latest: U.N. human rights chief decries EU’s ‘monumental failure of compassion’ for migrants. 8:10 p.m. (1810 GMT, 2:10 p.m. EDT) The U.S. says it

European Union Forced to Respond to “Mediterranean Migrant Crisis”

YoopyaApr 22, 2015July 3, 20230

Leaders will hold another emergency meeting Thursday to address the hundreds who are dying while trying to reach European shores. After months of calls from

Egyptian Court Sentences “Mohamed Morsi” to 20 Years in Prison

YoopyaApr 22, 2015July 3, 20230

CAIRO — Mohamed Morsi, the deposed president of Egypt, was sentenced to 20 years in prison by an Egyptian court on Tuesday, in the first