Apr 02 Egypt's president wins re-election with 97 percent of vote By Hamza Hendawi, Associated Press CAIRO — Egypt's election commission announced Monday that President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi won a second, four-year term in office with more than 97 percent of the vote in last week's election, with turnout of 41.05 percent. Continue reading
Apr 02 Anti-apartheid activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela dies at 81 By Christopher Torchia, Associated Press South Africa's state broadcaster says Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, prominent anti-apartheid activist and the ex-wife of Nelson Mandela, has died. Her own activism against apartheid led to her being imprisoned for months and years under house arrest. Continue reading
Apr 01 Watch 4:08 The challenging lives of the world's cocoa growers By PBS News Hour More chocolate is sold in the U.S. than any other country in the world, the majority coming from Ivory Coast and Ghana. A new book, "Cocoa," examines the politics that go into its production with an analysis of power and… Continue watching
Apr 01 Israel rejects calls for inquiry into Gaza violence By Josef Federman, Associated Press The U.N. secretary-general and the European Union's foreign policy chief have urged an investigation after Israeli troops killed several Palestinians at a protest at the Gaza border on Friday. Continue reading
Apr 01 Watch 4:52 In the crossfire of Ukraine-Russia conflict, an industrial plant fights to survive By PBS News Hour A conflict between Ukraine and Russia since 2014 has killed more than 10,000 people, displaced 2 million and put businesses on the border, like the Metinvest plant in Eastern Ukraine, in the crossfire. Metinvest is the largest plant in Europe… Continue watching
Apr 01 Russia asks chemical weapons agency for answers in spy case By Associated Press The Russian Foreign Ministry asked the international agency that monitors chemical weapons for information Sunday about the investigation of the poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter in England. Continue reading
Apr 01 Trump administration backs PLO in victims' high court appeal By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Trump administration is siding with the Palestine Liberation Organization in urging the Supreme Court to reject an appeal from American victims of terrorist attacks in the Middle East more than a decade ago. Continue reading
Apr 01 Large crack in East African Rift is evidence of continent splitting in two By Lucia Perez Diaz, The Conversation A large crack, stretching several kilometres, made a sudden appearance recently in south-western Kenya. Continue reading
Apr 01 'Hope and dignity:' Pope calls for peace in Easter message By Associated Press Pope Francis called for peace in a world marked by war and conflict,"beginning with the beloved and long-suffering land of Syria" and extending to Israel. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch 9:44 Cape Town drought limits people to 13 gallons of water a day Fearing the complete depletion of their water supply amid an extreme drought, officials in South Africa’s second most populous city have limited water consumption to 13 gallons per resident a day. Police are also fining people for watering their lawns… Continue watching