Tag: Africa
US women’s hoops looks for seventh consecutive gold medal
Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird will try and become the first players ever to win five Olympic gold medals in basketball when the United...
Attack in eastern Congo kills 9; US ambassador vows support
BENI, Congo — At least nine civilians, including women, were killed in an attack by rebels in Congo’s eastern city of Beni, officials said...
South Africa’s Zuma doesn’t say if he will comply with jail
JOHANNESBURG — Former South African president Jacob Zuma has denounced the 15-month prison sentence he has been given by the country's highest court and...
Judge: Libya’s Hifter cannot claim immunity from civil suits
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A Libyan military commander who previously lived for decades in Virginia cannot claim head-of-state immunity as a defense in lawsuits accusing...
Pro-democracy protests continue to rock Eswatini kingdom
JOHANNESBURG — The South African government has urged calm and restraint in Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland, which has been engulfed by pro-democracy protests...
Weiberg takes over as Oklahoma State athletic director
STILLWATER, Okla. — Chad Weiberg officially is Oklahoma State’s athletic director.
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Gallo homers in 5th straight game, Rangers blast A’s 8-3
OAKLAND, Calif. — Joey Gallo homered in his fifth straight game, Nate Lowe went deep twice and the Texas Rangers pounded the Oakland Athletics...
Understaffed Tunisian hospital battles coronavirus spike
KAIROUAN, Tunisia — A man wearing a protective suit quickly yet carefully places a black sheet over a COVID-19 victim laid out in a...
Leader of Nigerian separatist group arrested, faces trial
LAGOS, Nigeria — A Nigerian leading a movement calling for the secession of part of southeast Nigeria has been arrested and is to stand...
UN says it’s `imperative’ Mali holds elections next February
UNITED NATIONS — The Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Tuesday extending the U.N. peacekeeping mission in crisis-wracked Mali and said it’s “imperative” the...
