September 24, 2015 - Page 2

Dozens of South African peacekeepers serving in the United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo are being recalled home for security breaches, the military said Thursday. South African defence force

Pope Francis arrived on Capitol Hill Thursday ahead of his historic speech to US lawmakers, the first time the leader of the Roman Catholic Church has addressed a joint meeting of Congress.

People rejoiced in Burkina Faso’s capital Thursday, a day after the military restored power to a civilian regime, but uncertainty hung over the fate of the elite presidential guard that staged last

Energy-starved Zimbabweans were told on Thursday to brace for worsening blackouts due to electricity generation shortfalls, decreased imports and break-downs at the country’s major power stations. The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution

Russia and the United States have reached a “tacit agreement” on ending Syria’s bloody crisis, a senior adviser to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said. “The current US administration wants to find

The truck with 71 dead migrants abandoned in August on an Austrian motorway had Hungarian plates and a Slovakian poultry firm’s livery. But five of the six suspects since arrested are Bulgarians.

Croatia and Serbia were at each other’s throats Thursday in a border dispute triggered by Europe’s migrant crisis, with the former foes slamming tit-for-tat restrictions on cross-border traffic. Belgrade closed the main

A huge stampede killed at least 717 people and injured hundreds more at the hajj in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, in one of the worst-ever tragedies at the annual Muslim pilgrimage. The

Former US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice, who served under ex-president George W. Bush, said Thursday she is done with politics and is happy with her role as an educator. Rice, 60,