Africa
Verbal autopsies used in push to better track global deaths
Kigali, Oct 6 (AP/UNB) — One afternoon last month, a young woman with a tablet computer sat next to Alphonsine Umurerwa on the living room couch, asking questions, listening carefully.
Egypt says Nile dam talks with Ethiopia, Sudan reach deadlock
Cairo, Oct. 6 (Xinhua/UNB) -- The recent negotiations between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) being built on the Nile River reached a "dead end," spokesman for Egypt's Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation, Mohamed Sibai, said on Saturday.
Military airstrikes kill scores of insurgents in NE Nigeria
Lagos, Oct. 6 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Nigerian air force carried out strikes on a hideout belonging to the Boko Haram militants, killing scores of them in the country's restive northeast Borno state, an official said Saturday.
Ethiopia rejects presence of more party in Ethiopian dam talks
Khartoum, Oct. 6 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Ethiopia on Saturday rejected presence of another party in the negotiations between Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
Thousands rally against Haitian president, clash with police
Port-Au-Prince, Oct 5 (AP/UNB) — Thousands of protesters marched through the Haitian capital to the U.N. headquarters Friday in one of the largest demonstrations in a weekslong push to oust embattled President Jovenel Moïse.
Haiti opposition summons new protests against president
Port-Au-Prince, Oct 4 (AP/UNB) — Opposition leaders in Haiti are urging the international community to withdraw its support for President Jovenel Moïse as protesters set up barricades of burning tires and prepare to march to the United Nations’ headquarters in a renewed push to demand the ouster of the embattled leader.
Mali: 38 dead in worst assault vs. regional security force
Bamako, Oct 4 (AP/UNB) — Mali’s defense ministry says the death toll from two attacks against Malian members of a regional counterterror force has risen to 38.
12 killed in bus-truck collision in western Kenya
Kisumu, Kenya, Oct. 4 (Xinhua/UNB) -- At least 12 adults and one child were killed and several more injured in a bus-truck collision in the city of Kisumu, western Kenya late Thursday, police confirmed on Friday.
Ethiopia arrests 9 suspects in connection with terror plot in capital city
Addis Ababa, Oct. 4 (Xinhua/UNB) -- The Ethiopia Federal Police Commission (FPC) announced on Friday it has arrested nine suspects accused of a terror plot in the capital city Addis Ababa.
Train derails in Congo, kills 50, injures 23
Kinshasa, Sep 12 (AP/UNB) — The Ministry of Humanitarian Action and National Solidarity says that at least 50 people have been killed after a train derailed overnight in Congo's southeast Tanganyika province.