February 2, 2017 The Latest: UN experts denounce Trump's ban on travel to US The Latest on the global reaction to President Donald Trump's temporary suspension of immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries (all times local): 2: 05 p.m.
February 2, 2017 The Latest: US halts refugee resettlement program with Malta The Latest on Europe's migration influx (all times local): 2:20 p.m.
February 2, 2017 Egypt police arrest more fans over soccer riot anniversary An Egyptian lawyer says police have taken 37 soccer fans into custody overnight in Cairo, after arresting 80 others earlier in the day.
February 2, 2017 In South Sudan, wheelchair basketball distracts from war Warnings of possible genocide hang over the world's youngest nation, but here on a basketball court under a fierce morning sun, South Sudan's civil war seems like another country.
February 2, 2017 Police tear gas crowds backing late Congo opposition leader Witnesses say police in Congo's capital have used tear gas to disperse crowds gathered outside the home of longtime opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi.
February 2, 2017 Organizers lament cancellation of Timbuktu music festival The last-minute cancellation of a well-known music festival in Timbuktu that had drawn thousands of foreigners to the remote Mali city marks a missed opportunity to bring hope to a former tourist hub struggling to recover after years of extremist threats, organizers said.
February 2, 2017 Psychiatric patient deaths spark scandal in South Africa The deaths of nearly 100 psychiatric patients last year in South Africa's most developed province have prompted anger at government officials who transferred the patients to non-governmental groups allegedly operating with invalid licenses.
February 2, 2017 Zimbabwe pastor behind protests faces 20 years in prison The Zimbabwe pastor who fled to the United States after launching the popular #ThisFlag protest movement faces up to 20 years in prison for organizing protests against President Robert Mugabe in New York.
February 2, 2017 Hundreds of Yemenis with US visas stranded in Djibouti Hundreds of Yemenis with U.S. visas are stranded in the tiny African state of Djibouti because of President Donald Trump's ban on entry for citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries, an American lawyer there said Wednesday.
February 1, 2017 Party: Congolese opposition leader Tshisekedi dies at 84 The political party of Etienne Tshisekedi says the Congolese opposition icon has died.