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WASHINGTON — The family of an American man sentenced to death in Iran for allegedly being a CIA agent said Monday he was visiting relatives there and not spying. Behnaz Hekmati, mother of Amir Mirzaei Hekmati, said in an email to The Associated Press that she and her husband Ali are “shocked and terrified” that […]

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s president said Sunday that ongoing sectarian assaults by a radical Islamist sect are “even worse” than the country’s 1960s civil war that saw 1 million people die – suggesting that the enemy this time could be lurking anywhere and everywhere. SEE ALSO: College Kids Boo Santorum President Goodluck Jonathan’s comments […]

BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — Tens of thousands of chanting and dancing revelers waved the green and gold colors of the African National Congress as Africa’s oldest liberation movement celebrated its 100th anniversary Sunday, though many South Africans say the party hasn’t delivered on its promises since taking power in 1994. SEE ALSO: Man Sues […]

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — A radical Muslim sect attacked a church during a worship service in Nigeria’s northeast during assaults that killed at least 15 people, authorities said Saturday, as Christians vowed to defend themselves from the group’s widening sectarian fight against the country’s government. SEE ALSO: Obama Refocuses Military The attacks by the sect […]

Nelson Mandela will not be attending the 100th anniversary of the African National Congress (ANC) due to health issues Voice of America reports. SEE ALSO: Why GOP Candidates Keep Talking Race College Kids Boo Santorum Party Secretary-General Gwede Mantashe announced Friday that Mandela will miss the activities saying, “he is in good spirits, but very, […]

ABUJA, Nigeria — An industrial court in Nigeria ordered unions Friday to stop a planned nationwide strike over spiraling gasoline prices, giving authorities legal power to break up any work stoppages by labor groups. SEE ALSO: Why GOP Candidates Keep Talking About Race The order by the National Industrial Court came as protests continued in […]

GOMBE, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen attacked a church in northeast Nigeria during a prayer service Thursday night, killing at least five people and wounding others in an assault that occurred amid an increasingly violent campaign by a radical Muslim sect. SEE ALSO: Spike Lee To Host Obama Fundraiser Pastor Johnson Jauro said the gunfire sprayed […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Portia Simpson Miller has been sworn in for the second time as Jamaica’s prime minister after leading her opposition party to a landslide victory in national elections. The 66-year-old Simpson Miller took the oath of office Thursday in a ceremony before thousands of guests on the lawn of the governor-general’s residence. Her […]

A Parma, Ohio, man was stabbed by his friend just an hour before the New Year rang in 2012 because he learned that songstress Beyonce was married to rapper Jay-Z. SEE ALSO: Ron Paul Confused By His Own Tweet Friends Mark E. Kozelka and Ronald Deavers (pictured below) got into a heated discussion about the […]

JOHANNESBURG — Against all odds, the party of Nelson Mandela has transformed a nation where just 20 years ago black South Africans could not vote, and beaches and restaurants were reserved for whites only. The venerated party once banned for decades under apartheid has won every national election since racist white rule ended in 1994, […]

LONDON — A British judge sentenced two men Wednesday to at least 14 years in prison for stabbing a black London teenager to death almost two decades ago. SEE ALSO: Why Black Women Are The New Face Of The Weight Loss Industry The murder of 18-year-old Stephen Lawrence shocked the country and came to be […]

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban announced Tuesday that they will open an office in the Persian Gulf nation of Qatar to hold talks with the United States, an unprecedented step toward a peace process that might lead to a winding down of the 10-year war in Afghanistan. Although U.S. and Taliban representatives have met […]