It's a bittersweet day for Barbara Quintero-Bailey and her sister, Brenda, after a judge sentenced Mark Diamond to 17 years ...

At a Niamey market, mother of five Rakia Abdou haggles hard for a sack of rice, a staple out of reach for many in Niger due ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is facing calls to order a national inquiry into a police operation that was meant to ...

Sixteen women. Twelve TV and news media personalities. Ten immigrants. A former NFL football player. These are among the first 100 people who President-elect Donald Trump has named to various ...

Trial hears Black adopted children of white couple were made to sleep on cardboard and were monitored by cameras - Jeanne ...

Jihadist groups and national armies have been killing civilians across west Africa with "impunity" in the past two years, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.

Persistent and incredibly destructive multi-year droughts will continue to advance as Earth’s climate warms, scientists say ...

Following a World Health Organization (WHO) alert 2 days ago about a suspected Marburg virus outbreak in Tanzania, the ...

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Liberia, a West African nation bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea and Cote d’Ivoire, was ravaged by a conflict that displaced ...

The macaques exposed via the mouth or stomach, however, had limited infection but showed no signs of illness. All the monkeys ...

The International Sportsmen's Expo is underway at Cal Expo through Sunday, Jan. 19. There are hundreds of outdoor gear and travel-related exhibitors. You can meet guides and get info on lodges from ...