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Sun, 08/04/2019 - 12:07
USA

Looking for Motives After US Mass Shootings

Officials seek to connect an anti-immigrant online manifesto to the mayhem in Texas; no motive yet evident in Ohio killings
Bodies are removed from at the scene of a mass shooting, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019, in Dayton, Ohio. Several people in Ohio have been killed in the second mass shooting in the U.S. in less than 24 hours, and the suspected shooter is also deceased, police…
Tue, 04/16/2019 - 06:46
Africa

Ivanka Trump Carries Mission of Female Empowerment to Ivory Coast

U.S.
FILE - US Senior White House advisor Ivanka Trump attends a meeting as part of the African Women’s Empowerment Dialogue, on Apr. 15, 2019, in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa.
Mon, 04/15/2019 - 13:00
Africa

US Agency Plans to Invest in Businesses That Empower African Women

A U.S.
White House Advisor Ivanka Trump attends the African Women's Economic Empowerment Dialogue meeting at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) headquarters, as part of her four-day trip to Africa to promote a global women's initiativ...
Fri, 03/29/2019 - 18:32
Africa

Mozambique Cholera Cases Jump from 5 to 139 in One Day

Officials in cyclone-stricken Mozambique say the number of cases of cholera has skyrocketed from five on Wednesday to 139 by late Thursday.  Cholera is
Medical staff wear protective masks at a cholera treatment center set up in the aftermath of Cyclone Idai in Beira, Mozambique, March 29, 2019.
Mon, 01/15/2018 - 07:35
Africa

S. Africa Summons US Diplomat Over Trump's Reported Vulgar Remarks

South Africa is the latest country to call in an American diplomat to explain U.S.
President Donald Trump speaks during a prison reform roundtable in the Roosevelt Room of the Washington, Jan. 11, 2018.
Sun, 12/10/2017 - 05:40
Middle East

New Protests Erupt in Muslim, Arab World Against Trump's Jerusalem Decision

A new wave of protests against U.S.
Protesters set a U.S flag on fire near the U.S. Embassy in Awkar north of Beirut, Lebanon, Dec. 10,2017.
Mon, 08/07/2017 - 03:35
Europe

Tunisian Fishermen Block 'Racist' Ship

Anti-immigration activists in Europe are trying to disrupt the flow of migrant boats from north Africa to Europe. A group of Tunisian fishermen do not
A rubber boat with 129 migrants on board, among them 60 women, is seen sailing out of control about 15 miles north of Al Khums, Libya, Aug. 1, 2017.
Sun, 07/16/2017 - 02:16
USA

Trump: Less than 40 Percent Approval Rating 'Not Bad'

President Donald Trump's approval ratings, the lowest ever for a first-term U.S.
FILE - President Donald Trump talks to reporters aboard Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington, U.S., May 13, 2017. He spoke for an hour with journalists aboard the plane as it headed to France, where he met July 13, 2017, with French
Mon, 06/05/2017 - 09:32
USA

Trump Renews Calls for Travel Ban

U.S.
FILE - President Donald Trump takes the cap off a pen before signing an executive order on immigration during a visit to the Homeland Security Department in Washington, Jan. 25, 2017. Following recent terror attacks in London, Trump has renewed calls
Sun, 05/21/2017 - 07:45
Middle East

Trump Calls for Muslim Unity in Fight Against Terrorism

U.S.
President Donald Trump delivers a speech to the Arab Islamic American Summit, at the King Abdulaziz Conference Center, May 21, 2017, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.