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Former Central Africa Militia Head Handed Over to ICC: Court

Maxime Jeoffroy Eli Mokom Gawaka is suspected of crimes committed in 2013 and 2014 'in Bangui and other locations in the Central African Republic,' the ICC said in a statement

White House: US Not in 'Active Conversation' on Venezuelan Oil

The United States does not recognize leftist President Nicolas Maduro as the legitimate leader of Venezuela

HRW Slams Surge in Killings of Civilians in Mali

Malian soldiers and jihadists have carried out a wave of summary executions since December in conflict-torn Sahel state, says Human Rights Watch, which is urging government to investigate

Germany Charges Wirecard's ex-CEO Braun over Fraud

Markus Braun and two other high-ranking managers accused of market manipulation, embezzlement and gang fraud on a commercial scale

Germany to Buy F-35 Fighter Jets in Military Spending Spree  

The F-35 jets made by Lockheed Martin would help replace Germany's decades-old Tornado fleet, according to media reports confirmed by the source

Hong Kong Stocks Drop Almost 4% As Tech Sector Hammered

Russia Asks China for Military Aid on Ukraine: US Media

US Actor William Hurt Dies at Age 71

The actor had been diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer in May 2018, but his son's statement did not specify whether the disease contributed to Hurt's passing

13 Gendarmes Killed in Northern Burkina Faso

A security source said reinforcements had been called in and were searching the sector for eight missing gendarmes

Toll in DR Congo Train Accident Rises to 75 Dead

The death toll in a train crash in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo has been revised upward to 75, with 125 injured, rail officials and the communications ministry said

Campion Wins Top Hollywood Director Prize for ‘Power of the Dog’

Jane Campion hailed the shattering of Hollywood's glass ceiling as her movie "The Power of the Dog" was named the year's best film by her fellow directors Saturday — a major accolade which historically leads to Oscars glory

UN Agencies Condemn Attacks on Health Care In Ukraine

China Records Nearly 3,400 Daily Virus Cases In Worst Outbreak In 2 Years

Almost 19 provinces are battling clusters of the omicron and delta variants

At Least 60 Dead in DR Congo Train Accident, Official Says

Train was a freight service that had several hundred stowaways aboard

Turkey, Armenia Vow to Continue Normalizing Relations

The 2 nations have no diplomatic relations and a closed land border

Amsterdam's Orthodox Clergy Split From Moscow Patriarch

It was "with a heavy heart" that the four priests of Saint Nicholas of Myra in Amsterdam had reached their decision, they said. They asked to join the Constantinople Orthodox Church

Eastern Europe Embraces Ukraine Refugees as Workforce

At least 2.5 million people have fled Ukraine, according to the United Nations, which calls it Europe's fastest-growing refugee crisis since World War II

Russian Engineers Inspect Seized Ukraine Nuclear Plant

Russia took control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe's largest, after its forces attacked it March 4

Sanctions Could Cause Space Station to Crash, Russia Says

Sanctions could disrupt Russian spacecraft that helps correct ISS orbit, official says

Clouds Over Merkel's Legacy as Russian Invasion Lays Flaws Bare

Some wonder if her detente policies with Putin have left Germany, and Europe, vulnerable