Nigerian police free 19 women and girls from Lagos ‘baby factory’: statement
Police in Nigeria’s biggest city, Lagos, have freed 19 women and girls who had mostly been abducted and impregnated by captors planning to sell their...
In the rain, Trump sings out “God bless America”
President Donald Trump sang along with “God bless America” in the rain in Virginia on Monday, as he was greeted by wounded veteran Army Captain...
Fruit fly trial unlocks clues for ‘polypill’ to beat aging
100 Scientists who gave fruit flies a triple drug combination treatment and found that it extended their lives by almost 50% say their work offers...
Peru’s Congress defies Vizcarra’s threat to dismiss lawmakers in key vote
Peru’s opposition-run Congress voted to elect the first of up to six new justices to the country’s top court in a plenary session on Monday,...
Jerry Seinfeld defeats lawsuit claiming he stole ‘Comedians in Cars’
Jerry Seinfeld has defeated a lawsuit claiming he stole the Netflix hit “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” from a former colleague who said he had...
Naturalized U.S. citizen charged with being agent of China
A naturalized U.S. citizen working as a tour guide in the San Francisco area was charged on Monday with being an agent of the Chinese...
Ugandan presidential hopeful Bobi Wine denounces government ban of his ‘red beret’ symbol
Ugandan’s pop star and presidential hopeful Bobi Wine has denounced the government’s banning of civilian use of red berets, a symbol of his “People Power”...
Front-runners each claim victory in Afghan election
The front-runners for Afghanistan’s presidency, incumbent Ashraf Ghani and chief executive Abdullah Abdullah, have both declared victory, echoing an election crisis five years ago when...
Congo intensifies measles vaccination campaign as epidemic overtakes Ebola deaths
VIDEO SHOWS: PARENTS WITH CHILDREN GATHERED TO GET VACCINATIONS/ DR HELENE NYENGE SUPERVISING OPERATION/ SOUNDBITES FROM NYENGE RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: MASI MANIMBA, KWILU...
Pope meets U.S. priest attacked by conservatives for ministering to gays
Pope Francis on Monday gave a high-profile private audience to a prominent American Jesuit priest who has been attacked repeatedly by conservative Catholics and media...