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A beauty and a geek?
The term "software engineer" conjures images of pasty-faced young men with poor posture and limited social skills. And…
CAR pins peace hopes on interim president
Central African Republic's parliament elected the mayor of Bangui, the capital, as interim president Monday, United Nations peacekeepers…
Nigeria’s anti-gay law ‘draconian’
Homosexuals now live in fear of Nigeria's strict new anti-gay laws. CNN's Vladimir Duthiers reports.
S. Korean trade official abducted in Libya
Gunmen abducted a South Korean trade official in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, South Korea's semiofficial Yonhap News Agency…
How sweet are the MINTs?
The former Goldman Sachs economist who coined the term "BRICs" (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) has a new…
Why Martin Luther King’s legacy and vision are relevant into 21st century. By Chido Nwangwu
Why Martin Luther King's legacy and vision are relevant into 21st century. By Chido Nwangwu, Publisher of USAfrica, Houston. …
Egypt passes a new constitution
Egyptian voters have approved a new constitution, with 98.1% voting in its favor a spokesman for the electoral…
Group: Attack kills 3 children, 19 adults in C.A.R.
Gunmen launched grenades and used machetes against Muslims being evacuated in a truck convoy in Central African Republic,…
South Africa marks worst year in rhino killings
Last week, a hunter stunned the world by paying $350,000 to kill a black rhino. The deal went…
Uganda anti-gay bill blocked
Uganda's President has declined to sign a bill that would punish certain homosexual acts with life in prison,…
Detained AP cameraman released on bail in Egypt
A freelance Egyptian TV cameraman detained while covering the country's constitutional referendum for The Associated Press was released…
Libyan government minister shot dead
A Libyan minister was shot dead in the first assassination of a transitional government official since dictator Moammar…
Meet the Queen of Nollywood
Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde is a Nigerian movie star -- as well as a singer, humanitarian and one of Time…
Separated by war, siblings reunite
They were orphaned and separated at a young age, victims of the devastating violence that ravaged Rwanda in…
Why did elephants cross the road?
Crossing the road can be dangerous -- even if you're the largest land animal on the planet. But…