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January 05, 2024
South Africa’s Oscar Pistorius on Parole Over a Decade After Murdering Girlfriend

South African former Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius was released on parole on Friday, nearly 11 years after murdering his girlfriend in a crime that shocked a nation long inured to violence against women. Alice Rizzo of Reuters has more.
January 05, 2024
India Sends Warship After Liberian-Flagged Vessel Hijacked in Arabian Sea

NEW DELHI — An Indian Navy warship was moving towards a Liberian-flagged vessel after it was hijacked in the Arabian Sea, with aircraft closely monitoring the situation, the Indian Navy said on Friday.
January 05, 2024
New Egyptian Capital is Flagship Project for President Sisi

CAIRO — Egypt is preparing to spend billions doubling the size of a lavish new capital it is building in the desert 45 kilometers (28 miles) east of Cairo, where the first residents are trickling in, the head of the company overseeing the project said.
January 04, 2024
Ugandan LGBTQ+ Activist in Critical Condition After Stabbing

A prominent LGBTQ+ rights activist in Uganda, where sexual minorities say they have faced a wave of abuse since a harsh anti-gay law was enacted last year, was stabbed on Wednesday, January 3 and is in critical condition, his organization said. Alice Rizzo of Reuters has this report.
January 04, 2024
Vatican Seeks to Calm Bishops Over Same-Sex Blessings Approval

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican on Thursday moved to calm Catholic bishops in some countries who have reacted negatively to last month's approval of blessings for same-sex couples, telling them that the measure is not "heretical" or "blasphemous."
January 03, 2024
Sierra Leone's Ex-President Charged With Treason Over Failed Coup

Sierra Leone's ex-President Ernest Bai Koroma has been charged with treason as part of investigations into a failed military attempt to topple the West African country's government in November, a court in the capital Freetown said on Wednesday. Alice Rizzo of Reuters has more.
January 03, 2024
Sierra Leone Charges Ex-President Koroma With Treason Over Foiled Coup

FREETOWN — Former President Ernest Bai Koroma has been charged with four offenses in Sierra Leone, including treason, for his alleged role in a failed military attempt to topple the West African country's government in November, a court in the capital Freetown said on Wednesday.
January 03, 2024
Ugandan LGBTQ Activist in Critical Condition After Stabbing

KAMPALA — A prominent LGBTQ rights activist in Uganda, where sexual minorities say they have faced a wave of abuse since a harsh anti-gay law was enacted last year, was stabbed on Wednesday and is in critical condition, his organization said.
January 03, 2024
Global Shipping Firms Continue Pause of Red Sea Route

OSLO — Denmark's Maersk and German rival Hapag-Lloyd said on Tuesday their container ships would continue to avoid the Red Sea route that gives access to the Suez Canal following a weekend attack on one of Maersk's vessels.
January 03, 2024
Tent Cities Provide Temporary Shelter for Displaced in Gaza

RAFAH,GAZA STRIP — Nearly all the Gaza Strip's 2.3 million people have lost their homes, driven out by bombardment and a ground offensive that Israel launched against Hamas fighters.
January 03, 2024
China Broke Heat Records in 2023, Echoing Global Heatwave Phenomena

BEIJING — The heat in China was relenting in 2023 with temperature records broken from Beijing to Shanghai, echoing the global heatwave phenomena that also engulfed most of the world and raised more concerns about global climate change.
January 02, 2024
Iran and Lebanon Condemn Israel's Pursuit of Hamas Allies

BEIRUT/CAIRO/GAZA - Israel killed Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri in a drone strike in Lebanon's capital Beirut on Tuesday, Lebanese and Palestinian security sources said, as its tanks and warplanes pummeled Gaza in further "high-intensity" warfare against the Islamist militant group in the enclave.
January 02, 2024
Report: Sudan's Paramilitary Open to 'Immediate, Unconditional Cease-Fire'

ADDIS ABABA — Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces said on Tuesday it was open to an immediate, unconditional cease-fire through talks with the Sudanese army as it signed a declaration with the Taqadum civilian coalition and invited the army to do the same.
January 02, 2024
What Will Happen When Oscar Pistorius is Released From Jail?

South Africa’s former Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius will be released from prison on Friday January 5 after he was granted parole nearly 11 years after killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Here is a look at what will happen to him under South Africa's so-called restorative justice program. Alice Rizzo of Reuters has more.
January 02, 2024
Fayulu, Mukwege Say They Will Not Petition DRC Election Results

Two more candidates who contested last month's presidential election in the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, made clear on Tuesday that they will not take the matter to court, making it more likely President Felix Tshisekedi's provisional win will be confirmed.
January 02, 2024
Israel, Accused of Gaza Genocide by South Africa, Says It Will Appear Before ICJ

JERUSALEM — Israel will appear before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at the Hague to contest South Africa's accusations of genocide in Gaza as the war with Hamas continues, an Israeli government spokesman said on Tuesday.
January 02, 2024
Somalia Rejects Ethiopia-Somaliland Port Deal

MOGADISHU — Somalia said on Tuesday a pact its breakaway region of Somaliland has signed with Ethiopia allowing it to use the Red Sea port of Berbera had no legal force and threatened regional stability.
January 01, 2024
New Years Day Earthquake Kills At Least Six in Japan

TOKYO - The powerful earthquake that hit central Japan on New Year's Day killed at least six people, as police and local authorities early on Tuesday reported cases of bodies being pulled from the rubble of collapsed buildings.
January 01, 2024
Childhood Vaccines Arrive in Gaza Strip

RAMALLAH - Thousands of doses of vaccines against childhood diseases including polio and measles have begun entering the Gaza Strip to help deal with a growing health emergency in the besieged enclave, the Palestinian health ministry said on Monday.
January 01, 2024
Pope Appeals for End to Violence Against Women

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis on Monday denounced violence against women, speaking as Italy is in the midst of national soul-searching about how to shed an entrenched culture of male chauvinism that often has led to femicide.

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