Africa
Ethiopia elects 1st female president; 'sets the standard'
Addis Ababa, Oct 25 (AP/UNB) — Ethiopian lawmakers have unanimously elected the country's first female president, days after approving one of the world's few "gender-balanced" Cabinets.
Deadly attack amid Ebola outbreak stalls containment efforts
Johannesburg, Oct 22 (AP/UNB) — Congolese rebels killed 15 civilians and abducted a dozen children in an attack at the epicenter of the latest deadly Ebola outbreak, Congo's military said Sunday, as the violence again forced crucial virus-containment efforts to be suspended.
Latest communal violence in central Nigeria kills 55
Johannesburg, Oct 21 (AP/UNB) — Nigeria's government says 55 people have been killed in the latest eruption of communal violence in north-central Kaduna state.
Kanye West meets Uganda's president, gifts pair of sneakers
Kampala, Oct 16 (AP/UNB) — Kanye West handed Uganda's president a pair of his autographed sneakers on Monday during a visit to the East African nation in which the rapper is said to be recording music in a tent.
Malaysian PM-in-waiting Anwar takes oath as lawmaker
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 15 (AP/UNB) — Malaysian Prime Minister-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim said he felt "vindicated" after taking his oath as a lawmaker Monday, marking his return to active politics three years after he was imprisoned for sodomy in a charge that critics said was politically motivated.
At least 11 dead in suicide bombing in Somalia's Baidoa
Nairobi, Oct 13 (AP/UNB) — A suicide bomber detonated in the middle of a restaurant in the Somali town of Baidoa and a grenade struck a hotel nearby, leaving at least 11 people dead and more than 10 wounded, authorities said Saturday.
Desmond Tutu back at home after South African hospital stay
Johannesburg, Oct 12 (AP/UNB) — Former South African archbishop Desmond Tutu is recovering at home after being treated at a Cape Town hospital for more than two weeks.
Haiti quake causes injuries, damages homes, hospital, church
Port-Au-Prince, Oct 7 (AP/UNB) — A magnitude 5.9 earthquake destroyed homes and damaged a church and at least one hospital in Haiti, where officials reported people were injured, but had not confirmed local media reports of deaths.
Niger says cholera epidemic has killed at least 68 people
Niamey, Oct 3 (AP/UNB) — Niger's public health ministry says at least 68 people have died in a cholera epidemic that began in July.
Nearly 400,000 'excess deaths' caused by South Sudan war
Juba, Sept 26 (AP/UNB) — South Sudan's civil war has caused nearly 400,000 "excess deaths" since fighting erupted in late 2013, a new report funded by the U.S. State Department said Wednesday after years of uncertainty.