Arts Aug 20 Afghans restore art shattered by Taliban as peace deal nears Museum workers in Kabul have been trying to reassemble ancient Buddha figurines as a nervous country waits for the Taliban and the U.S. to reach a deal on ending America's longest war.
World Aug 18 Islamic State claims bombing at Kabul wedding that killed 63 The local Islamic State affiliate claimed responsibility for a suicide blast on Saturday at a wedding in Afghanistan's capital of Kabul. It was the deadliest attack in the capital this year, with 63 killed and 182 wounded.
World Aug 06 Taliban say differences resolved on U.S. troop withdrawal The United States and the Taliban have resolved differences in peace talks over the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan and guarantees from the insurgents that they will cut ties with other extremist groups, a Taliban official said Tuesday.
World Jun 15 Zero elephants poached in a year in top Africa wildlife park One of Africa’s largest wildlife preserves is marking a year without a single elephant found killed by poachers, which experts call an extraordinary development in an area larger than Switzerland where thousands of the animals have been slaughtered in recent…
World Jun 11 Botswana decriminalizes gay sex in landmark Africa case Botswana became the latest country to decriminalize gay sex on Tuesday in a landmark case for Africa when the High Court rejected as unconstitutional sections of the penal code punishing same-sex relations with up to seven years in prison.
World May 23 Botswana lifts ban on elephant hunting The decision has elicited anger from wildlife protection groups who warn hunting could decimate elephant populations and be blow to tourism.
World Apr 26 Mozambique hit by new deadly cyclone, stoking flooding fears The second powerful cyclone to rip into Mozambique in just six weeks stunned residents Friday in a region where such storms had not been recorded in the modern era. Three deaths were reported from Cyclone Kenneth and the U.N. warned…
World Mar 29 Mozambique cholera cases jump to 139 one day after outbreak Cholera, which is spread by contaminated food and water, is a major concern for the hundreds of thousands of cyclone survivors living in squalid conditions.
World Mar 24 Cyclone death toll above 750; aid workers fear cholera outbreaks Nearly 110,000 people are now in camps more than a week after Cyclone Idai hit and as efforts to rescue people trapped by the floods wind down, aid workers across the vast region are bracing for the spread of disease.
World Mar 23 Tens of thousands in southern Africa need help after cyclone A second week has begun of efforts to find and help tens of thousands of people after Cyclone Idai devastated a large swath of Mozambique.