Nine anti-slavery activists arrested in Mauritania
NOUAKCHOTT – Mauritanian authorities have arrested nine anti-slavery activists and accused them of starting a riot in which several police officers were injured and...
Visitor injured in Central Park explosion
NEW YORK – A 19-year-old tourist suffered a severe injury to his left foot in an explosion in Central Park on Sunday, said a...
Al Qaeda leader issues warning about Boston bomber
AL QAEDA LEADER Ayman al-Zawahri has warned the United States of the “gravest consequences” if Boston marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev or any other Muslim...
Spain’s first case of sexually transmitted Zika
MADRID – Spain has recorded its first known case of the Zika virus being sexually transmitted, after a woman contracted it from her partner...
Trump intensifies search for running mate
WASHINGTON – Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie top Donald Trump’s short list to be his vice presidential running...
Health officials race to prevent Congo yellow fever disaster
DAKAR – It is the stuff of a disaster movie: an outbreak of yellow fever in Congo's capital city, full of unvaccinated people mostly huddled...