January 29, 2017 Czech FM: 20-year sentence for Czech in Sudan groundless The Czech Foreign Ministry has rejected as groundless a Sudanese court's ruling that sentenced a Czech national to 20 years in prison.
January 29, 2017 Somalia-born Farah troubled by Trump's travel ban Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah says U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration policy "seems to have made me an alien" and fears he may not be able to return to his U.S. home.
January 29, 2017 Fake leopard skins used in South Africa to save live cats At least 1,200 men in ceremonial attire danced at a mainly Zulu gathering in South Africa on Sunday, wearing a mix of hides of illegally hunted leopards and Chinese-made, spotted capes designed by conservationists to reduce demand for the real thing.
January 29, 2017 Nigerian gunmen attack convoy on northeast highway, 7 killed Witnesses say gunmen believed to be Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamic extremists attacked a convoy of motorists along a recently secured highway, killing at least seven people and injuring many others, including soldiers in a military escort.
January 29, 2017 Amid Yemen's chaos, migrants stream in only to face torment After reaching Yemen's shores in a packed migrant boat, the young Ethiopian coffee farmer was plunged into a living hell.
January 29, 2017 The Latest: Rouhani: Time to remove walls between nations The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local): 1 p.m.
January 28, 2017 Ethiopia faces new drought, seeks urgent aid for 5 million Ethiopia is struggling to counter a new drought in its east that authorities say has left 5.6 million people in urgent need of assistance.
January 28, 2017 Refugee NGO calls Trump suspension 'harmful and hasty' The International Rescue Committee is calling President Donald Trump's suspension of the U.S. refugee resettlement program a "harmful and hasty" decision.
January 28, 2017 Back to favorite topic, Egypt's leader blasts "evil people" Egypt's president has returned to some of his favorite topics, angrily denouncing the "evil people" plotting against his country and questioning the ideology of Islamic militants waging an insurgency against his government.
January 28, 2017 In South Africa, conservationists offer fake leopard hides Many worshippers at a large religious gathering in South Africa this weekend will wear leopard skins, seen as symbols of status and power.