LAGOS, Nigeria – The National Statistics Bureau says foreign investment to Nigeria fell by nearly a third with the United States a “key driver” of the decline in the first quarter of 2015, compared to the same period last year. A new report blames uncertainty around presidential elections and depressed …
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OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso – Authorities have exhumed human remains from the grave of an assassinated president of Burkina Faso, nearly three decades after he was killed. A family lawyer confirmed Tuesday that they also found bits of fabric inside the purported grave of former leader Thomas Sankara. Sankara, a Marxist …
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PARIS – The French government is expecting the Vatican to decide within days whether to approve the nomination of a respected diplomat who is said to be gay as French ambassador to the Holy See. Paris is hoping that Laurent Stefanini wins approval five months after the French presidential palace …
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Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas reached a temporary cease-fire deal Wednesday that includes the release of Israeli hostages being held in the Gaza Strip. Here is what to know about this deal on the 47th day of the Israel-Hamas war. When is the cease-fire expected to begin? The …
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Controversial Dutch politician Geert Wilders has won a massive victory in an election, positioning him to form the next ruling party and potentially become Netherland’s next prime minister. Wilders, 60, has long been likened to the “Dutch Donald Trump,” for his brand of populist politics. But unlike the former U.S., …
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Researchers have created an artificial intelligence tool that is capable of tracing wines back to their origins, using a chemical analysis that can warn consumers of potential fraudsters. “There’s a lot of wine fraud around with people making up some crap in their garage, printing off labels, and selling it …
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Iran is claiming Wednesday to have launched a capsule into orbit that is capable of carrying animals. Telecommunications Minister Isa Zarepour told the state-run IRNA news agency that the launch of the 1,000-pound capsule – which he says went 80 miles into orbit – is aimed at sending Iranian astronauts …
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Christmas is banned in North Korea, but that is not stopping a group of activists from sending messages of hope, faith and freedom to the people suffering under the dictatorship of Kim Jong Un. Flash drives celebrating the holiday, and including Bible readings, were launched into the Yellow Sea in …
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MADRID – The nephew of Spain’s King Felipe argued with other teens last week in a line at a Madrid amusement park, but the boy’s father is denying claims his son used a racist epithet to denigrate a boy of Asian heritage. Jaime de Marichalar made the comments Friday about …
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BERLIN – Ingeborg Syllm-Rapoport wasn’t allowed to defend her doctoral thesis in 1938 under the Nazis because she was part-Jewish. Now, 77 years later, she’s completed all the requirements and is becoming Germany’s oldest recipient of a doctorate at age 102. The neonatologist — a specialist in caring for newborns …
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