Former foreign minister declared preliminary winner in Niger
NIAMEY, Niger — Niger’s electoral commission said Tuesday that former foreign affairs minister Mohamed Bazoum has been elected president of the West African nation,...
Germany: 1st verdict expected in Syria torture trial
<p>BERLIN — Human rights campaigners and torture survivors are closely watching a verdict expected from a German court Wednesday in the trial of a...
South African ex-president’s corruption trial set for May
JOHANNESBURG —
Former South African president Jacob Zuma’s corruption trial...
Israeli court delays Netanyahu corruption trial until April
JERUSALEM — The Jerusalem court overseeing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial has delayed the opening of the dramatic evidentiary stage until after March...
Haiti’s president: despite coup attempts he backs democracy
<p>UNITED NATIONS — Haiti’s president blamed powerful oligarchs on Monday for seven attempts in his four-year term to overthrow Haiti’s democratic system, most recently...
Tunisian doctor plays violin to boost virus patients’ morale
SFAX, Tunisia — When Dr. Mohamed Salah Siala began working on the COVID-19 front line in January in a Tunisian hospital he never imagined...
Hamas-ruled Gaza launches coronavirus vaccination drive
<p>GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip began its coronavirus vaccination drive on Monday following the arrival of the first vaccines to...
Exiled Rwandan opposition figure shot dead in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG — South African police are investigating the death of exiled Rwandan opposition politician Seif Bamporiki who was killed in Cape Town.
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North Macedonia seeks missing ex-secret police chief
SKOPJE, North Macedonia — North Macedonia issued an international warrant late Monday for the country's former secret police chief who disappeared before an expected...
Nigerian military plane crashes near capital airport, 7 dead
LAGOS, Nigeria — A military plane crashed in Nigeria on Sunday, killing all seven people on board, said officials.
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