UK to Transfer Sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius
The United Kingdom announced Thursday it will cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, ending a decades-long dispute over the strategically important Indian...
At Least 50 Dead as Boat Capsizes in Eastern Congo Lake
A boat carrying scores of passengers capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo on Thursday, killing at least 50 people, according to eyewitness accounts.
The...
Over 100 Missing After Boat Capsizes in Northern Nigeria
More than 100 people, primarily women and children, are missing after a wooden boat capsized Tuesday evening in the Niger River in northern Nigeria,...
Johannesburg Considers Naming Street After Palestinian Plane Hijacker
A proposal to rename a major street in Johannesburg's financial district after Leila Khaled, a Palestinian militant involved in two plane hijackings in 1969...
45 Migrants Dead After Two Boats Sink Off Djibouti Coast, UN Agency Reports
Two migrant boats sank off the coast of Djibouti, resulting in at least 45 deaths, with many still missing, the United Nations migration agency...
