Africa
UN ends sanctions on Liberia
The last remaining United Nations sanctions on Liberia were lifted on Wednesday in a decision the United States called a tangible sign ...Fresh hopes for Chibok girls as rescued student meets Buhari
The first of 219 abducted Chibok schoolgirls to be found after more than two years in Boko Haram captivity on Thursday met ...Chibok girl kidnapped by Boko Haram found pregnant in Nigeria
One of 219 schoolgirls held hostage by Boko Haram for more than two years has been found, the military and activists said ...Earthlings watch as tiny Mercury sails past the sun
Tiny Mercury, the solar system\'s innermost planet, sailed across the face of the sun on Monday, a celestial dance that occurs about ...Rebels kill at least 17 civilians in eastern Congo
A Congo rights group that tracks rebel violence says that at least 17 civilians have been killed in the country\'s east.Migrants missing after boat sinks off Libya
Eighty-four migrants are still missing after an inflatable craft sank off the coast of Libya, according to survivors cited by the International ...14 killed in Nairobi floods and building collapse
Torrential rainstorms in the Kenyan capital have left at least 14 people dead, police said Saturday, including at least seven crushed when ...South Sudan forms new coalition government of national unity
South Sudan\'s leaders have formed a transitional coalition government bringing together politicians from the government and the armed opposition who have been ...Activists celebrate Earth Day with service, awareness events
Organizers of Earth Day, celebrated each April 22, say more than one billion people are marking Earth Day 2016 with activities to ...Ethiopian troops enter South Sudan to rescue 125 children
Ethiopian troops were operating in South Sudan on Thursday after crossing the border to rescue about 125 Ethiopian children who were kidnapped ...




