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November 2, 2018

Amnesty urges Sudan to stop crackdown on journalists

Amnesty International on Friday urged the Sudanese government to halt what it describes as "relentless harassment, intimidation and censorship of journalists" in the country.

November 2, 2018

New Caledonia in Pacific to vote on independence from France

New Caledonia, a French archipelago in the South Pacific, is preparing for an independence referendum — the last step in a three-decades-long decolonization effort.

November 1, 2018

South Africa leaving 'dark days' of corruption, says leader

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said his country has survived a "dark period" when corruption was rampant and is now focused on achieving economic growth and land reform to win popular support in general elections next year.

November 1, 2018

56,800 dead and missing: The hidden toll of migration

As migration rises worldwide, so has its toll: The tens of thousands of people who die or simply disappear during their journeys.

November 1, 2018

Forces from Egypt, 5 other Arab nations to start joint drill

Ground, air and naval units from five Arab nations are arriving in Egypt to join their Egyptian counterparts for war games, according to the Egyptian military, in the first sign that a military alliance proposed by Washington for its Middle East partners may be gaining traction.

November 1, 2018

In Gaza, tire shortage hits motorists but not protesters

Palestinians in Gaza have coped with shortages of just about everything in more than a decade of border closures — from chocolate to medicines to fuel and building supplies.

November 1, 2018

The global lost: 56,800 migrants dead and missing in 4 years

One by one, five to a grave, the coffins are buried in the red earth of this ill-kept corner of a South African cemetery.

November 1, 2018

AP finds almost 4,900 migrants headed to Europe go missing

When Khalid Arfaoui's friends knocked on his door in May 2011 to signal their departure by boat from Tunisia to Europe, it wasn't fear that held him back, but a lack of cash.

November 1, 2018

Thousands of anonymous bodies of migrants found in SAfrica

Ever since Francis Nkomo went missing 10 years ago, his older sister Banele has been waiting for a sign of life.

November 1, 2018

In Tunisia, the sea takes migrants and brings back bodies

The boys grew up within sight of the sea that took them away, rambling along paths and climbing rocks that would later be the launching pad for their flimsy rafts.