Pope in ‘critical’ condition after ‘respiratory crisis’
February, 23 — Pope Francis’s condition continues to be “critical” after suffering a “prolonged asthma-like respiratory crisis” earlier on Saturday, the Vatican has said. The...
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Anxiety rises in D.R. Congo capital as M23 rebels advance
Peacekeepers from the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the D. R. Congo (MONUSCO) in an Armoured personnel carrier (APC) as they patrol to protect...
Over 200 villagers killed in Sudan in execution-style
Sudan villagers fleeing conflict areas More than 200 unarmed civilians have been killed in a cluster of villages in Sudan over three days by the...
Second D.R. Congo city falls to Rwanda-backed rebels
February 17 — Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have entered Bukavu, the second-largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, seizing the regional governor’s office. Rebel...
Detained Ugandan opposition leader Besigye begins hunger strike
Kampala, February 12 — Detained Ugandan opposition politician, Dr. Kiiza Besigye, has began a hunger strike, two weeks after the country’s Supreme Court banned the...
Who’s Makenga, the M23 rebel leader whose fighters have created turmoil in D.R. Congo
Sultani Makenga fought with the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) in the early 1990s The Democratic Republic of Congo is in turmoil – fighters from the...
Aga Khan IV to be buried in Egypt on Sunday
The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, looks on during a speaking event at Massey Hall in Toronto, February 28, 2014. Lisbon, February 7...
Leader of Ismaili Muslims, H. H. the Aga Khan IV dies at 88
Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, addressing the London Conference on Afghanistan on December 4, 2014...
Goma residents race to bury 2,000 bodies of battle victims as ceasefire holds
Members of the Congolese Red Cross and volunteers carry victims of the recent conflict before burying them in a cemetery in Goma, Democratic Republic of...
South Africa and Rwanda go head-to-head over DR Congo war
President Ramaphosa (left) and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame tried to mend relations last year Pretoria, South Africa, February 3 — Diplomatic relations between South...