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White supremacist Craig Cobb would once have been considered legally "black" under America's old "one-drop rule." His heritage…
A car bomb exploded Wednesday in Egypt's restive Sinai region, killing 10 soldiers and injuring 31 others who…
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Kenya vowed to tighten its borders after the Westgate massacre. But CNN's Nima Elbagir shows border crossings aren't…
Al-Shabaab militants killed at least 12 people Tuesday in a car bombing and assault on a police station…
Legal strife plaguing the family of South African anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela may have cooled down a notch…
More than half of Burundi's population makes a living from coffee beans, but they see little of the…
Libya teeters on the brink of anarchy with militia groups well-armed, the government not and ordinary citizens powerless.
2.5 billion people do not have access to a toilet or sustainable sanitation, says the United Nations. World…
CNN's Fred Pleitgen, in for Christiane Amanpour, speaks with John Ging of the U.N. humanitarian affairs office.
At least 27 people were killed Sunday night when a train slammed into two cars south of Cairo,…
Nigeria's Boko Haram is responsible for kidnapping a French priest in neighboring Cameroon -- the same day the…
Libya and its fledgling security forces, overwhelmed by militia violence and unrest since the overthrow of dictator Moammar…
Tubes used to clear his lungs prevent Nelson Mandela from speaking, and he uses facial expressions to communicate…
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