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Somali woman stoned to death for adultery

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A judge for an Islamic militant group in Somalia says a woman has been stoned to death and her boyfriend…

Mozambique: Major corruption trial begins

MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — A former Cabinet minister and four other defendants are standing trial in the biggest corruption case to go…

Rwandan priest acquitted of genocide charges

ARUSHA, Tanzania (AP) — A United Nations court on Tuesday acquitted a Catholic priest charged with genocide, murder and extermination…

Somali pirates free 36 hostages, claim $3M ransom

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Pirates freed 36 crew members from a Spanish trawler Tuesday, and a self-proclaimed pirate said the…

Major corruption trial begins in Mozambique

MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — A former Cabinet minister and four other defendants are standing trial in the biggest corruption case to go…

Judge acquits Rwandan priest of genocide charges

ARUSHA, Tanzania (AP) — A United Nations court has acquitted a Catholic priest charged with genocide, murder and extermination in…

Somalis: $3.3M ransom paid for 36 Spanish hostages

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A self-proclaimed pirate and a village elder in Somalia say that pirates holding a Spanish trawler and 36…

Survey: Gov'ts see climate change as aid challenge

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A global network of aid agencies says world powers consider climate change the most significant challenge to…

Zambian editor cleared of pornography charges

LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — A Zambian newspaper editor has been acquitted of pornography charges after she e-mailed officials photos of a…

Somali pirates hijack ship, 28 North Korean crew

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Pirates off the coast of Somalia have attacked two vessels, and at least one of those has been captured.

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