Death toll in Uganda landslides rises to 20 as search continues/in /by
More bodies buried under the mud were retrieved in eastern Uganda on Friday and an injured person died in a hospital, bringing the death toll from this week's landslides to 20, officials said as search efforts pressed on in the stricken area.
South Africa poised to take over the leadership of the G20 on Sunday/in /by
South Africa is poised to take over the leadership of the G20 on Sunday. This is the first time an African country is taking the presidency of a Group of 20 countries.
Doctors Without Borders Reports Armed Men Threatened Migrants in Mediterranean Rescue/in /by
Doctors Without Borders says that armed men threatened some 112 migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean, then sped away with women and children while dozens of men and boys jumped into the sea.
Palestinian children line up in Gaza Strip hoping to be distributed a warm meal/in /by
Displaced Palestinians queued up with empty pots to receive cooked food from a charity-run kitchen in the central Gaza Strip city of Deir al-Balah on Thursday.
Cute animals feast on Thanksgiving treats at Oregon Zoo/in /by
Animals at the Oregon Zoo celebrated Thanksgiving in style on Thursday, enjoying festive treats prepared by their keepers.
Insurgents breach Syria’s second-largest city Aleppo in shock offensive/in /by
Thousands of insurgents continued their advance on Friday toward Aleppo city, seizing several towns and villages along the way.
Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala wins second term as WTO chief/in /by
Her reappointment comes amid fears of a trade war when US president-elect Donald Trump assumes office in January.
At least 100 people missing after a boat capsized in northern Nigeria/in /by
Authorities have not confirmed what caused the sinking. However, local media reported that the boat was carrying more than 200 passengers, suggesting it might have been overloaded.
Marrakech Film Festival opens in Morocco with ‘The Order’/in /by
One of the Middle East and North Africa's largest film festivals opened Friday in Morocco, drawing actors and directors from throughout the world to present 70 features from 32 countries.
Tennis champion Iga Swiatek accepts a one-month suspension in doping case/in /by
Swiatek failed an out-of-competition drug test in August, and the ITIA accepted her explanation that the result was unintentional and was caused by the contamination of a nonprescription medication, melatonin, that Swiatek was taking for issues with jet lag and sleeping.