U.S. consumer confidence falls for fifth straight month amid tariff and inflation concerns
Americans’ confidence in the U.S. economy weakened further in December, as persistent inflation and President Donald Trump’s tariff policies deepened public anxiety about the nation’s financial outlook. According to data…
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Bomb explodes near Egypt military offices
Fresh violence rocked Egypt on Sunday when an explosion wounded four people near military intelligence offices in the Nile Delta, state-run Nile TV reported.
Calls grow for South Sudan cease-fire
A growing chorus of international agencies call for South Sudan's warring factions to cease hostilities.
Cairo university ‘targeted’ in clashes
Protesters who back the Muslim Brotherhood are accused of torching the cafeteria of a Cairo university, state media reports.
Libya releases 4 U.S. military personnel
The Libyan government late Friday released four U.S. military personnel who had been taken into custody while they were operating near the city of Sabratha, some 50 miles west of…
Official: 4 U.S. military personnel detained by Libya
Four U.S. military personnel are being held by the Libyan government, a senior U.S. Defense Department official told CNN on Friday.
Three dead in Egypt clashes
Backers of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood battled police in Cairo and other cities after Friday prayers. At least three people died and 265 were arrested, the Interior Ministry said.
South Sudan government agrees in principle to ceasefire
The government of South Sudan has agreed to a ceasefire "in principle," but it is not clear if it will be accepted by rebels, a government official said.
Gay and afraid in Uganda
Members of Uganda's lesbian and gay community fear they'll be persecuted even more than they are, as Arwa Damon reports.
Muslim Brotherhood members arrested
One day after naming the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization, Egyptian police arrested more than 100 people across the country Thursday, state media reported.
South Sudan: What’s going on?
Two weeks ago, South Sudan was best known as the youngest African country, created with much international fanfare in 2011. Today, it is possibly the next Rwanda.
Pleas for peace amid fears of civil war
Fears that a new civil war could erupt in South Sudan drove leaders of two neighboring African countries into its capital Thursday.
Obiano says lesson of Christmas is God’s Redeeming Love which heals our Differences
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Egypt calls Brotherhood ‘terror group’
The United States denounced the early morning twin bombings at an Egyptian security forces building that killed 16 people and wounded more than 100 in the Nile Delta city of…
Bloodshed in oil-rich state in S. Sudan
Rebels and government troops in South Sudan battled for control of an oil-rich state Wednesday, after leaders in Washington called for the bloodshed to stop.
Christmas attacks in Iraq, Afghanistan
Two car bombs targeting Christians killed at least 35 people in southern Baghdad on Christmas.
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