Man facing divorce kills 8 children, 7 of his own, in shooting rampage in Louisiana
“This is a tragic situation — maybe the worst tragic situation we’ve ever had,” said Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux, mayor of the city in northwestern Louisiana with about 180,000 residents.…
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Mayor: 10 killed after plane slams into bus in Ghana
Ten people were killed Saturday after a cargo plane missed the runway of an airport in Accra, Ghana, and crashed into a bus, the city's mayor said.
African immigration tension flares
Amene Tekele Haymanot thought he had made the right choice when he escaped war-torn Eritrea and opened a business in sunny Tel Aviv, Israel. Now he is not so sure.
Ethiopia pushes controversial dam
The waters of the Blue Nile have for millennia flowed down from the Ethiopian highlands enriching the countries on its banks.
Ida Odinga: Women’s champion
It's often proclaimed that "behind a strong man there is a strong woman" -- and in the case of Kenya's prime minister and his wife, the saying seems to be…
Egypt’s complex picture
Mohammed Ayoob: Egypt's future is not the Muslim Brotherhood or the remnants of the Mubarak regime. The reality includes many more players.
Sierra Leone’s war amputees
After the civil war, amputees of Sierra Leone feel forgotten and abandoned. Vladimir Duthiers reports.
Group: Stop Africa adoptions
An African children's rights group calls for international adoptions from Africa to be discouraged "at all costs," after a three-fold increase in eight years as other countries closed their lists.
Remembering queen in Kenya
CNN's David McKenzie meets a Kenyan who remembers when Princess Elizabeth found out she would be queen.
Jo’burg shakes off crime past
For decades, Johannesburg has suffered from an image problem. But Jo'burg is now getting a breath of fresh air from young entrepreneurs who are bringing new life to the downtown…
Egypt’s potential next president
Abdelmonen Abol Fotoh, an independent moderate Islamist candidate for the Egyptian presidency, and one many tip to become the country's first freely elected leader, if he gets through this week's…
Why Egypt’s women need voice
The one thing that Egyptians know for certain is that their next president is not a woman. That is because there are no female candidates contesting the presidential elections.
Old politics joins new in Egypt
The crowd of farmers in the Nile Delta's Sharqiya Province cheered loudly whenever the neatly groomed candidate came out with a new promise.
My big, fat Nigerian wedding
Weddings in Nigeria are colorful, creative and extravagant productions, with guest lists of up to 2,000 people considered standard.
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