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A local official says 34 prisoners have escaped a prison in eastern Congo after breaking through brick walls during heavy rains. South Kivu provincial justice minister Pasaline Basezage said Monday that at least 27 of the prisoners who escaped late Sunday had been convicted of...

Citizens of eight countries, including North Korea and Venezuela, will face new restrictions on entry to the U.S. under a proclamation signed by President Donald Trump on Sunday that will replace his expiring travel ban. The new rules, which will impact the citizens of Chad,...

A Lufthansa passenger jet that was hijacked to Somalia 40 years ago at the height of a far-left militant group’s campaign against West German authorities has returned home. The dpa news agency reported that the Boeing 737 arrived Saturday in the German city of Friedrichshafen,...

South African Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu has attended the opening of a museum of contemporary African art in Cape Town. Tutu, who rarely makes public appearances since suffering recent health problems, on Friday walked with a cane into the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa...

Ugandan police on Thursday fired tear gas to disperse protesters and arrested dozens of people opposed to plans to introduce legislation that could allow the longtime president to extend his rule. In a chaotic session in parliament, during which many lawmakers heckled and...

Kenya’s Supreme Court said Wednesday it nullified President Uhuru Kenyatta’s re-election largely because the electoral commission refused to allow an investigation of its computerized system that transmitted results. The court judges said because the electoral...

Attempts to intimidate Kenya’s Supreme Court judges after they nullified President Uhuru Kenyatta’s re-election have been “unlawful and savage in nature,” the nation’s judiciary said Tuesday, as ruling party supporters protested outside the court...

Ugandan police have detained a lawmaker and 10 others who were arrested while protesting against a plan that they charge would enable the country’s long-term president to rule for life. Emilian Kayima, a police spokesman in the capital Kampala, said they are holding a...

Nigeria’s military on Friday named the Indigenous People of Biafra a terrorist organization, targeting a movement that 50 years ago tried to create a state for the Igbo people. The declaration comes amid rising calls for secession in the southeast and reports of recent...

Love conquers all when it comes to Ozzy and Sharon. Ozzy Osbourne is not proud he cheated on Sharon Osbourne and reiterates his love for her after last year’s scandal. The 68-year-old “Prince of Darkness” rocker and the 64-year-old co-host of The Talk, who have...