U.S. Immigration: USCIS cuts reuse of photos to 36 months
Special to USAfricanonline.com The U.S. immigration agency has revised its biometric policy, limiting reuse of photographs to 3 years and ending acceptance of self-submitted images. The White House characterizes the…
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Hundreds drown while fleeing Sudan fighting
Between 200 and 300 women and children who were fleeing fighting in South Sudan drowned when an overloaded ferry overturned on a river, a South Sudanese army spokesman said Tuesday.
Hundreds drown while fleeing Sudan fighting
South Sudanese government forces have recaptured the key town of Bor from rebels after fierce fighting, the town's mayor said Saturday.
Which emerging market will win?
At over 1500 meters above sea level, the picturesque setting of Davos inspires those attending the World Economic Forum to take a step back and look at the big picture.
Flying hospital helps blind to see
The world's only "Flying Eye Hospital" is a DC-10 jet that flies around the world carrying out sight-saving operations.
Flying hospital helps blind to see
The world's only "Flying Eye Hospital" is a DC-10 jet that flies around the world carrying out sight-saving operations.
A beauty and a geek?
The term "software engineer" conjures images of pasty-faced young men with poor posture and limited social skills. And people think fashion models are all beauty and no brains.
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 there said.
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 reported Monday, in the latest violent incident in the country.
How sweet are the MINTs?
The former Goldman Sachs economist who coined the term "BRICs" (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) has a new grouping, but Eduardo J. Gómez says they're not ready for prime time.
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 commission announces in a national broadcast.
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, killing at least three children and 19 adults, a humanitarian group said…
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 went viral and brought death threats against the hunter.
Uganda anti-gay bill blocked
Uganda's President has declined to sign a bill that would punish certain homosexual acts with life in prison, but the move was not borne of out of an effort to…
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