December 8, 2018 Catholic monks killed in Algeria's civil war are beatified A cardinal dispatched by the Vatican to Algeria held an unusual beatification ceremony on Saturday for 19 monks, nuns and other Catholics who were killed during Algeria's civil war in the 1990s.
December 8, 2018 Italy's migrants fear new law deprives them of protections Thousands of migrants in Italy are anxiously waiting to see if they will lose their housing and benefits following approval of a government-backed law that aims to reduce the number of migrants granted humanitarian protections.
December 8, 2018 Africa's solid waste is growing, posing a climate threat No one would envy a life of scavenging in Kenya's biggest landfill, but Daniel Kiarie says he would never leave it.
December 7, 2018 Congo army official arrested in 2017 dual killing of American, Swedish UN investigators A Congolese army colonel has been arrested in connection with the 2017 dual killing of American and Swedish United Nations investigators, a prosecutor announced Friday.
December 7, 2018 Congolese colonel arrested in killings of UN experts Authorities have arrested a Congolese colonel who failed to disclose that he had met with two U.N. experts just two days before they were brutally murdered, officials said Friday.
December 7, 2018 EU set to prolong sanctions against Congo election candidate The European Union is set next week to prolong sanctions against Congolese President Joseph Kabila's chosen successor just two weeks before a historic election in the resource-rich Central African country.
December 6, 2018 UN-led talks on Western Sahara end with plans to meet again The U.N. secretary-general's envoy for Western Sahara on Thursday wrapped up the first talks in six years over the future of the territory mostly controlled by Morocco, saying the sides have agreed to meet again early next year.
December 6, 2018 Libya to vote on new constitution before February The chairman of Libya's elections commission said Thursday that the beleaguered North African nation will hold a referendum on a new constitution before the end of February.
December 6, 2018 Utah couple narrowly escape gang of machete-wielding bandits in Kenya Bryant Swenson and his wife Lauren, from Utah, were driving near Mai Mahiu on November 30 when three masked men attacked their car in Kenya.
December 6, 2018 Pope to visit UAE in first-ever trip to Arabian Peninsula Pope Francis plans to visit the United Arab Emirates in February to push for Christian-Muslim dialogue and peace in the first-ever papal visit to the Arabian Peninsula.