africa
56,800 dead and missing: The hidden toll of migration
Johannesburg, Nov 2 (AP/UNB) — As migration rises worldwide, so has its toll: The tens of thousands of people who die or simply disappear during their journeys. Barely counted in life, these migrants rarely register in death — almost as if they never lived at all.
As Congo rolls toward election, voting machines a flashpoint
Beni, Oct 25(AP/UNB) — A deadly Ebola outbreak grows. Rebels kill civilians in the streets. And yet the arrival of voting machines in this troubled corner of Congo has some especially worried as a long-delayed presidential election promises further upheaval.
Ethiopia elects 1st female president; 'sets the standard'
Addis Ababa, Oct 25 (AP/UNB) — Ethiopian lawmakers have unanimously elected the country's first female president, days after approving one of the world's few "gender-balanced" Cabinets.
Deadly attack amid Ebola outbreak stalls containment efforts
Johannesburg, Oct 22 (AP/UNB) — Congolese rebels killed 15 civilians and abducted a dozen children in an attack at the epicenter of the latest deadly Ebola outbreak, Congo's military said Sunday, as the violence again forced crucial virus-containment efforts to be suspended.
Latest communal violence in central Nigeria kills 55
Johannesburg, Oct 21 (AP/UNB) — Nigeria's government says 55 people have been killed in the latest eruption of communal violence in north-central Kaduna state.
Kanye West meets Uganda's president, gifts pair of sneakers
Kampala, Oct 16 (AP/UNB) — Kanye West handed Uganda's president a pair of his autographed sneakers on Monday during a visit to the East African nation in which the rapper is said to be recording music in a tent.
Malaysian PM-in-waiting Anwar takes oath as lawmaker
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 15 (AP/UNB) — Malaysian Prime Minister-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim said he felt "vindicated" after taking his oath as a lawmaker Monday, marking his return to active politics three years after he was imprisoned for sodomy in a charge that critics said was politically motivated.
At least 11 dead in suicide bombing in Somalia's Baidoa
Nairobi, Oct 13 (AP/UNB) — A suicide bomber detonated in the middle of a restaurant in the Somali town of Baidoa and a grenade struck a hotel nearby, leaving at least 11 people dead and more than 10 wounded, authorities said Saturday.
Desmond Tutu back at home after South African hospital stay
Johannesburg, Oct 12 (AP/UNB) — Former South African archbishop Desmond Tutu is recovering at home after being treated at a Cape Town hospital for more than two weeks.
Haiti quake causes injuries, damages homes, hospital, church
Port-Au-Prince, Oct 7 (AP/UNB) — A magnitude 5.9 earthquake destroyed homes and damaged a church and at least one hospital in Haiti, where officials reported people were injured, but had not confirmed local media reports of deaths.