Tag: Africa
Jury picked for man’s trial in 2018 slaying of Iowa student
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Attorneys on Tuesday completed selection of a jury for the first-degree murder trial of the farm laborer charged with fatally...
No AB de Villiers comeback, international retirement ‘final’
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — AB de Villiers won't be coming out of international retirement for the Twenty20 World Cup in India this year...
Italy’s Lampedusa island slammed again by migrant arrivals
<p>LAMPEDUSA, Sicily — The tiny Mediterranean island of Lampedusa is in the throes of yet another season of migrants arriving by sea, and Ibrahima...
Column: Garrick Higgo, the latest South African on the rise
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Justin Thomas doesn't have many regular games lined up during his rare appearances on the European Tour, so he was...
Spain, Morocco square off after 6,000 migrants arrive by sea
<p>MADRID — Spain faced a humanitarian and diplomatic crisis Tuesday after thousands of Moroccans took advantage of relaxed border controls in their nation to...
Rights group urges Egypt to free detained mother of inmate
<p>CAIRO — A leading international rights group on Tuesday urged Egyptian authorities to release a woman who was arrested apparently over publishing a letter...
Leaders hold talks in Paris to revive African economies
<p>PARIS — More than 20 heads of state and government from Africa held talks in Paris with the heads of international organizations Tuesday on...
Calls mount for Gaza-Israel cease-fire, greater US efforts
U.N. Security Council diplomats and Muslim foreign ministers convened emergency weekend meetings to demand a stop to civilian bloodshed as Israeli warplanes carried out...
South Africa starts vaccinating its elderly against COVID-19
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa has started its mass vaccination drive with the goal of inoculating nearly 5 million elderly citizens over the age of...
Germany nears accord with Namibia on colonial-era killings
BERLIN — Germany said Monday it is close to an agreement with Namibia on the killings of tens of thousands of people when Germany...