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Schools reopen, Baltimore calm ahead of noon vigil

YoopyaApr 29, 2015July 1, 20230

Schools reopened and streets were calm in Baltimore on Wednesday after an encouraging night that saw little of the angry chaos that has devastated Charm

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

We are hungry: Aid reaches epicenter, Nepal toll tops 5000

YoopyaApr 29, 2015July 8, 20230

GUMDA, Nepal (AP) — Hands pressed together in supplication, the Nepalese women pleaded for food, shelter and anything else the helicopter might have brought on

Loretta Lynch sworn in as new US attorney general

YoopyaApr 28, 2015July 8, 20230

WASHINGTON (AP) — Loretta Lynch was sworn in Monday as the 83rd U.S. attorney general, the first African-American woman to serve as the nation’s top

Rescuers struggle to reach many in Nepal quake, fear worst

YoopyaApr 28, 2015July 8, 20230

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The death toll from Nepal’s earthquake soared past 3,300 Monday, and how much higher it would rise depended largely on the

Bashir Easily Wins Sudan Election

YoopyaApr 27, 2015June 22, 20230

Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir won another term in office, taking 94 percent of the vote in an election boycotted by the opposition. Election officials announced

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

Obama devotes “Earth Day” speech to climate change

YoopyaApr 22, 2015July 8, 20230

President Obama marks Earth Day on Wednesday by traveling to the Florida Everglades to promote his climate change agenda. Obama is looking to add some