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Britain to Compensate Tortured Kenyans

Britain to Compensate Tortured Kenyans

DOHA – Britain has agreed to compensate Kenyans tortured during the Mau Mau uprising against colonial rule in the 1950s, Foreign Secretary William Hague said Thursday. Hague expressed “sincere regret”…

Hamburg blames Italy over 300 homeless African refugees

Hamburg blames Italy over 300 homeless African refugees

About 300 Africans who fled the 2011 conflict in Libya are now stranded in the northern German city of Hamburg, where many of them are sleeping rough. Angry German officials…

African Union leaders mark 50th anniversary in Ethiopia

African Union leaders mark 50th anniversary in Ethiopia

Africa’s 54 leaders are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Organisation of African Unity. Opening the event, Ethiopian PM Hailemariam Desalegn spoke of “a great leap forward…

African Union Must Do More for Peace

African Union Must Do More for Peace

  NAIROBI – “My husband and older son, unable to cope with the war, became mentally ill. Two of my sons became child soldiers and an eight-year-old daughter was abducted…

Kerry Calls on Nigeria to Stop Human Rights Abuses

Kerry Calls on Nigeria to Stop Human Rights Abuses

ADDIS ABABA — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Nigerian authorities are working to stop human rights abuses by security forces in their fight against Boko Haram militants. The…

New Boko Haram Raid in Northern Nigeria Leaves 55 Dead

New Boko Haram Raid in Northern Nigeria Leaves 55 Dead

The Nigerian military says some 200 Islamist militants raided a remote northeastern town Tuesday, leaving 55 people dead, including police, prison officials and civilians. Army spokesman Sagir Musa blamed the…

Brazil in talks to hire 6,000 Cuban doctors

Brazil in talks to hire 6,000 Cuban doctors

  Brazil has begun negotiations to hire at least 6,000 Cuban doctors to work in rural areas, Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota says. Both countries are consulting the Pan American…

Kenya condom ad opposed by Catholic Church

Kenya condom ad opposed by Catholic Church

  Kenya’s Roman Catholic Church has condemned a Catholic group for a billboard and newspaper advertising campaign promoting condom use. The US-based Catholics for Choice was planting “negative attitudes” that…

Unearthing Trinidad’s Carib Ancestry

Unearthing Trinidad’s Carib Ancestry

Heritage consultant Dr. Kris Rampersad said the recent finds of skeletal remains and artefacts point to the need for a comprehensive archaeological survey of Trinidad and Tobago. By Peter Richards…

Gay British MP charged with rape of two men

Gay British MP charged with rape of two men

Deputy House of Commons Speaker Nigel Evans has denied allegations against him as “completely false”, after being arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault. The 55-year-old Conservative MP for…

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