Algeria received the skulls of 24 resistance fighters decapitated during France’s colonial occupation of the North African country, and which had been stored for decades in a Paris museum. The return of the skulls was the result of years of efforts by Algerian historians and comes amid growing global recognition …
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Six migrants aboard a rescue ship in the Mediterranean Sea attempted suicide and others fought and threatened other passengers and crew members in mounting despair over their inability to find a country willing to host them. SOS Mediterranee, which operates the Ocean Viking, said in a statement that the ship …
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At least 166 people died during violent demonstrations that rocked Ethiopia in the days after the murder of popular singer Haacaaluu Hundeessaa, police said Saturday. The singer, a member of the Oromo ethnic group, the largest in Ethiopia, was shot dead by unknown attackers in Addis Ababa on Monday night, …
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GABORONE (Reuters) – Botswana’s top wildlife veterinarian on Friday rejected accusations by some conservationists that the government had not moved fast enough to investigate the unexplained deaths of at least 275 elephants. Authorities said Thursday they were still trying to find out what killed the elephants around two months after …
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Russia has decided to reopen its embassy in Libya, although its boss will have a temporary base in neighboring Tunisia, the Interfax news agency quoted Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as saying. Russia evacuated its diplomats from Libya in October 2013 after an armed faction attacked its embassy in Tripoli. Lavrov, …
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