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 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’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…
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…
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…
At first sight, it seems unlikely – a continent most associated with war and famine producing globally significant scientific research. However, in many ways, the groundwork is there – knowledge,…
The UN has appointed a Brazilian general credited with bringing a Haiti slum under control to lead peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Gen Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz…
A court in Brazil has sentenced 23 police officers each to 156 years in jail for involvement in a notorious 1992 prison massacre in Sao Paulo. The officers were convicted…
JOHANNESBURG – Kholekile Dlamini has been devastated by the death of her son Xolani Dlamini, a South African National Defence Force soldier who died in the Central African Republic. Like…
DAKAR — The U.N. Working Group for Women, Peace and Security in West Africa says women are drastically under-represented in peace-building activities in the region. The U.N. working group met…
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