Factbox: Key facts about Ethiopia’s giant Nile dam
Ethiopia is building a giant dam on the Blue Nile, close to its border with Sudan....
U.N. Palestinian refugee agency replaces boss pending misconduct inquiry
The head of the U.N. agency that aids Palestinian refugees has stepped aside until the end of an investigation into misconduct allegations, the agency said...
UK PM Johnson: Let’s get Brexit done or face ‘horror show’ of Corbyn
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged voters to back his Conservatives in a Dec. 12 election or face the “horror show” of two referendums next...
Brazil’s lower house OKs proposal to ease gun ownership, but dilutes it
Brazil’s lower house of congress approved a proposal to ease gun ownership, but withdrew some of the measures the government had hoped to see pass....
Erdogan says Turkey has captured Baghdadi’s wife in Syria
Turkey has captured a wife of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, more than a week after the former Islamic State leader...
Inside Nigeria’s reformatory schools
Several raids of Islamic reformatory schools in northern Nigeria have revealed the horrific abuse being suffered by students at some institutions in northern Nigeria. Lauren...
15 dead in southern Thailand’s worst attack in years
Suspected separatist insurgents stormed a security checkpoint in Thailand’s Muslim-majority south and killed at least 15 people, including a police officer and many village defense...
Zimbabwe police stop public workers from marching for better pay
Zimbabwe police on Wednesday blocked a handful of public sector workers from marching to government offices with a petition demanding better pay, reneging on an...
Three Mexicans, one Swiss wounded in stabbing at Jordan tourist spot
Three Mexican tourists and one Swiss were wounded along with four locals in Jordan on Wednesday when a man went on a stabbing rampage in...
Exclusive: Iran briefly held IAEA inspector, seized travel documents – diplomats
Iran briefly held an inspector working for the U.N. nuclear watchdog in the Islamic Republic and seized her travel documents, diplomats familiar with the International...