Africa
UN: Over 150 sexual violence cases in South Sudan in 12 days
United Nations, Dec 4 (AP/UNB) — More than 150 women and girls have sought treatment in the past 12 days for rape and other acts of sexual violence near Bentiu, the second-largest city in South Sudan, U.N. officials said Monday.
6 killed in Haiti after police say govt car loses control
Port-Au-Prince, Nov 22 (AP/UNB) — A Haitian government car went out of control into a group of people on Wednesday, killing at least six and further inflaming unrest in a capital wracked by violent protests.
Child bride auction in South Sudan goes viral, sparks anger
Juba, Nov 22 (AP/UNB) — Five hundred cows, two luxury cars, $10,000, two bikes, a boat and a few cell phones made up the final price in a heated bidding war for a child bride in South Sudan that went viral after the auction was pointed out on Facebook. It is the largest dowry ever paid in the civil war-torn country, the government said.
1 killed, 3 wounded in Haiti amid violent protests
Port-Au-Prince, Nov 20 (AP/UNB) — One police officer was killed and three people were wounded in Haiti on Monday amid a second day of countrywide protests over allegations of government corruption.
Passengers in Zimbabwe caught in bus fire; 40 killed
Harare, Nov 16 (AP/UNB) — Fire swept through a passenger bus in Zimbabwe, and police said Friday that more than 40 people died and at least 20 were injured, some with severe burns.
4 car bombs explode by hotel in Somalia's capital; 20 dead
Mogadishu, Nov 9(AP/UNB) — Four car bombs by Islamic extremists exploded outside a hotel in the capital, Mogadishu, killing at least 20 people and injuring 17, said police.
Chile repatriates Haitian migrants
Santiago, Nov 8 (AP/UNB) — Chile has flown 176 Haitians on a voluntary return to their home country as part of a program to reduce the number of unsuccessful migrants in the country.
Uganda, at high risk for Ebola, starts vaccinating medics
Uganda, Nov 7 (AP/UNB) — Uganda has started vaccinating health workers against Ebola in a border district near the outbreak in Congo.
56,800 dead and missing: The hidden toll of migration
Johannesburg, Nov 2 (AP/UNB) — As migration rises worldwide, so has its toll: The tens of thousands of people who die or simply disappear during their journeys. Barely counted in life, these migrants rarely register in death — almost as if they never lived at all.
As Congo rolls toward election, voting machines a flashpoint
Beni, Oct 25(AP/UNB) — A deadly Ebola outbreak grows. Rebels kill civilians in the streets. And yet the arrival of voting machines in this troubled corner of Congo has some especially worried as a long-delayed presidential election promises further upheaval.