Gunmen Kill 14 in Burkina Faso Church
Unknown gunmen opened fire on a church in eastern Burkina Faso Sunday, killing at least 14 people.
Officials say the attack took place in the town of Hantoukoura, near the …
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EU Delegations go orange: this is how the EU stands against gender-based violence worldwide
A selection of the stories shared by the 142 EU Delegations to mark the International Day of the Elimination of Violence against Women
The International Day of the Elimination of …
Read MoreReport: South Sudan Rebels, Government Trade in Illegal Timber Sales
JUBA - A United Nations report accuses South Sudanese rebel and government military commanders of illegally logging and selling teak and mahogany trees in the former Central Equatoria and Eastern …
Read MoreHeart Disease Study Finds Meds Work as Well as Surgery
PHILADELPHIA - People with severe but stable heart disease from clogged arteries may have less chest pain if they get a procedure to improve blood flow rather than just giving …
Read MoreBotswana’s HIV Patients Relieved as Legal Battle Over Medicine Ends
GABORONE, BOTSWANA - There was a collective sigh of relief for more than 350,000 HIV-positive patients in Botswana, after the southern African country's Court of Appeal ruled in favor of …
Read MoreHundreds of Migrants in Libya Flee Detention, Cite Hunger
PARIS - Hundreds of migrants have fled a detention center in coastal Libya and crowded overnight around a U.N. facility, saying they were denied food for weeks.
Around 450 people …
Read MoreDRC Unrest Sparks Concerns of Regional Refugee Crisis
Months of unrelenting militia attacks in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are driving more people from their homes, adding to the millions already displaced and threatening to spread insecurity elsewhere …
Read MoreNew Tuberculosis Treatment for Developing Countries to Cost $1,040
A newly approved three-drug treatment for tuberculosis will be available in 150 countries including India and South Africa, priced at $1,040 for a complete regimen, more than twice the cost …
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