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Stargazing in the desert
It's thought to be the world's oldest desert. The sun has been beating down on it for at…
Fighting in Tunisia kills two officers
Two Tunisian national guard officers were killed and another was wounded Thursday in clashes between government forces and…
Nigeria on slavery’s list of shame, says report
A new report claiming to be the most comprehensive look at global slavery says 30 million people are…
Egypt’s interim leader: I’ll give proposed protest law closer look
Adly Mansour, Egypt's interim president, is reviewing a proposed protest law approved by the Cabinet that has drawn…
U.S. Navy rescues 128 men from Mediterranean waters
A U.S. Navy crew rescued more than 100 men from a raft in rough water in the central…
Al Libi: What the court won’t hear
Alleged al Qaeda operative Abu Anas al Libi, accused of playing a role in the deadly bombings of…
The cost of the war on rhinos
As organized crime syndicates take rhino poaching to brutal new levels, conservation parks are struggling to keep up.
Meet top African Journalists
An investigation into appalling conditions in school hostels has won two South African journalists the top prize at…
Birth advice by text messages
In one of Kenya's poorest slums a health center is sending life-saving advice to pregnant women.
Peter Obi and Allison Anadi’s dubious schemes to stop me from speaking at ASA-USA in Florida
Gov. Peter Obi and Allison Anadi's dubious schemes to stop me from speaking at ASA-USA in Florida By…
Amnesty International report: Hundreds die in Nigerian custody
Nearly 1,000 people, mostly members of the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram, have died this year while in…
Al Qaeda suspect faces trial in U.S.
Suspected Al Qaeda operative Abu Anas al Libi now faces trial in the U.S. for 1998 U.S. embassy…
African leaders prize: No winner, again
For a second consecutive year, no leader has been deemed worthy of the $5 million Ibrahim Prize for…
Al Libi taken to U.S. after capture in Libya
The United States has brought Abu Anas al Libi -- an alleged al Qaeda operative whom U.S. Army…
American held after car bombing dies in Egyptian jail
An American arrested after a car bombing in northern Sinai in August was found dead in an Egyptian…