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Haiti: transitional council members announced

Haitis's new transitional council members were announced on Tuesday night. In the capital Port-au-Prince, residents reacted to the news with hope that it will bring much-needed stability to the country.

Devastating floods ravage parts of east Africa, displacing thousands

Kenya's meteorological department had warned the country was set to experience very high rainfall and asked people to prepare for floods.

Real Madrid and Bayern Munich through to the UCL semi-finals

Victory for Madrid saw the Spanish giant advance to the semifinals for the fourth year in row — denying City the chance to emulate that feat.

UN chief appeals for more attention for eastern DRC

Please let this war end': Despair at camp for displaced people in DRC, as UN human rights chief visits

‘Fietan du Burkina’, the dance troupe empowering the deaf

I love dancing! And when I dance, I'm able to free myself and feel positive about life, so it encourages me to dance to live better-. Aicha Coulibaly

Kenya among several African nations to withdraw batch of Benylin children’s cough syrup

We told them to give us the distribution lists and immediately quarantined all Benylin Paediatric-related products. At the same time we started sampling all other batches that were already in the country, we looked at how much they were. In total actua...

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni visits Tunisia to discuss migration

We want to involve international organizations, work on repatriations, but we also want to work especially on regular flows, as we have done with Tunisia, with a decree that allows approximately 12,000 trained Tunisian citizens to come to Italy legally...

Pope Francis invites faithful to pray for people caught in wars

Torturing prisoners is a very bad thing. It's not human. Let's think about so many tortures that hurt the dignity of the person. And to so many tortured people. May the Lord help everyone, bless everyone. And to all of you my blessing."

Another Nigerian socialite Cubana Chief Priest charged for throwing money in air

He pleaded not guilty to three counts during a court appearance on Wednesday. This act is considered an offense as it results in notes being trodden on.

Iran vows ‘massive and harsh response’ should Israel attack

Iran launched hundreds of missiles and drones at Israel over the weekend in response to an apparent Israeli strike on Iran’s embassy compound in Syria on April 1 that killed 12 people, including two Iranian generals.