World & Africa

Uganda’s president seeks a seventh term that would bring him closer to 5 decades in

By Associated Press KAMPALA: Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Saturday sought nomination for a seventh term, a move that would
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At least 120 children have been abducted by insurgents in Mozambique, rights group says

By Associated Press At least 120 children have been kidnapped by jihadist insurgents in northern Mozambique in recent days, Human Rights
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How the US bombarded Iranian nuclear sites without detection

By Associated Press DUBAI: It was an unprecedented attack years in the making, with some last-minute misdirection meant to give the
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Funeral standoff halts repatriation of former Zambian president’s body

By Associated Press LUSAKA: The family of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu delayed the repatriation of his body from South Africa
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A hillside of white crosses fuels a misleading story about South Africa’s farm killings

By Associated Press MOKOPANE, South Africa: The white crosses are staked in the ground on an otherwise barren hillside on
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Rescuers still pulling bodies out of the water as death toll in South Africa floods

By Associated Press CAPE TOWN: The death toll in floods in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province has risen to 86, the
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Thousands protest in Ivory Coast after opposition leader barred from presidential race

By Associated Press ABIDJAN: Thousands of protesters gathered in Ivory Coast ‘s capital Abidjan on Saturday to demand the reinstatement on
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Israel attacks Iran’s nuclear and missile sites and kills top military officials

By Associated Press DUBAI: Israel attacked Iran’s capital early Friday in strikes that targeted the country’s nuclear program and killed at
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At least 78 dead in South Africa floods as official says rescue attempts were ‘paralyzed’

By Associated Press CAPE TOWN: The death toll in floods in one of South Africa’s poorest provinces rose to at least
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Former Zambian President Edgar Lungu has died at 68

By Associated Press LUSAKA: Former Zambian President Edgar Lungu, who served as the leader of the southern African nation from
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