1 US soldier killed, 4 wounded in attack in Somalia
One U.S. special operations soldier was killed and four U.S. service members wounded in an “enemy attack” Friday in Somalia.
At least 44 killed after dam bursts in Kenya, officials say
At least 44 were dead and another 40 were missing Thursday after a dam swollen by weeks of seasonal rains burst in Kenya's Rift Valley, sweeping away hundreds of homes and sending people fleeing, officials said.
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PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode April 8, 2018
On this edition for Sunday, April 8, dozens are dead and hundreds injured following a suspected poison gas attack in Syria, and President Trump appeals to his base with attacks on immigrants. Also, 20 years after the Good Friday Agreement…
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Kenya racing to preserve rhino subspecies after last white male died
After the world's last male northern white rhino died in Kenya two weeks ago, scientists are hoping in vitro fertilization with the last two females can save the subspecies from extinction. The government is also using the rhino’s death as…
A large crack, stretching several kilometres, made a sudden appearance recently in south-western Kenya.
The world's last male northern white rhino, Sudan, has died after "age-related complications," researchers announced Tuesday.
Despite losing in the country’s recent elections, Kenya’s main opposition leader Raila Odinga declared himself “the people’s president” and was “sworn in” at a mock inauguration Tuesday, prompting the government to shut down several television stations. How did we get…
Fistula, once a common occurrence in the United States, continues to be an unfortunate reality for many of the world’s poorest women around the world.
Roughly one million women in the developing world suffer from obstetric fistula, an injury that results from inadequate medical care and causes incontinence. But beyond the physical effects, the condition can subject them to shame and isolation from their families.
