Report: Even more US bomb-sniffing dogs dying overseas
The US State Department's watchdog agency revealed Friday that it had learned that even more US bomb-sniffing dogs than previously known had died of preventable causes overseas.
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Ousted Sudan President gets 2 years
Former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has been sentenced to two years in a correctional facility after being found guilty of corruption and illegitimate possession of foreign currency.
Number of journalists jailed for their work near record high
At least 250 journalists were in jail in relation to their work as of December 1, nonprofit group the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday, naming China, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Egypt the biggest jailers of journalists.
15 killed, dozens injured in Sudan factory fire, union says
At least 23 people died and more than 130 were injured in Sudan after a fire triggered an explosion at a factory in northern Khartoum on Tuesday, according to state news agency SUNA.
US says Russian troops are destabilizing Libya
Russia has deployed military forces to Libya that are "de-stabilizing" the North African country, a top State Department official warned Tuesday.
Egypt hails rare find of mummified sacred animals
Egypt has unveiled an unprecedented discovery of dozens of mummified sacred animals, including cats, crocodiles and two lion cubs, found during the excavation of a tomb of a royal priest.
Egypt raids one of its last independent news publications
The office of Mada Masr, one of the last independent news outlets in Egypt, was raided by security forces on Sunday, according to its journalists. Four of the website's staff have been detained.
Tuk-tuk becomes symbol of uprising for Iraq's protesters
Amnah Ali is carefully putting the gray into the body of a spaceship she's painting on a giant mural at the entrance to a tunnel under Baghdad's Tahrir Square. There's a whiff of smoke and a tart catch of tear gas in the air.
'Putin's chef' sharpens Russian propaganda skills in Africa
In the runup to the 2020 election, the graduates of Russia's infamous "troll factory" are honing their fake-news skills. This time, they are doing it openly, using Africa as a proving ground — and with the help of Alexander Malkevich, a Russian propagandist exiled from the US.
Rare hurricane-like storm in Mediterranean threatens Egypt, Israel
Egypt and Israel are preparing for the onset of heavy rains and strong winds as a rare
Lonely Planet's top 10 cities to visit in 2020
It's the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and the prewar home of the family that inspired "The Sound of Music."
30 coffins with mummies found in Egypt
Egyptian authorities on Saturday revealed the contents of 30 ancient wooden coffins discovered in Luxor and yes, they include mummies.
Migrants describe being tortured, raped on journey to Libya
A small blue boat with an outboard motor bobs on the waves of the open sea. It is crammed with 28 migrants -- men, women and children -- from Somalia, Bangladesh and Yemen. Across the horizon is the Libyan coast.
Former SC Rep. Trey Gowdy now outside counsel to Trump
Preparing for the battle ahead, the White House has retained former South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy as outside counsel in the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump and Ukraine, two sources told CNN on Tuesday.
Lost Egyptian temple unearthed 2,200 years after it was built
Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a long-lost 2,200-year-old temple thought to belong to Pharaoh Ptolemy IV.
Moroccan journalist jailed for abortion she denies having
A Moroccan journalist has been sentenced to a year in prison after being found guilty of obtaining an
Stolen gold coffin displayed at the Met returned to Egypt
An ancient gold coffin displayed at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art is going home to Egypt -- where it was stolen nearly a decade ago.
Jewels of the Nile: 11 awesome Egyptian museums
For much of the 20th century, the Egyptian Museum in the center of Cairo was the gold standard for collections along the Nile.
New York Times cites dangers reporter face in Trump era
A.G. Sulzberger, the publisher of The New York Times, says President Trump has undermined "his own citizens' faith in the news organizations attempting to hold him accountable" and has "effectively given foreign leaders permission to do the same with their countries' journalists."
Eight newborn babies killed in Algerian hospital fire
Eight newborn babies were killed in a fire that erupted in a hospital neonatal ward in Algeria on Tuesday, according to private television station Ennahar.
Egyptians demand 'Sisi get out' in rare anti-government protests
Calls for President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to step down over corruption allegations moved from social media to the street on Friday night, marking some of the first demonstrations Egypt has seen since Sisi came to power in a military takeover six years ago.
George Clooney's warning on South Sudan
Actor George Clooney has called for action against multinationals, western tycoons and brokers who have profited from South Sudan's violent instability, warning policy makers that "if you don't care" what happens in South Sudan its problems "will end up on your doorstep."
Trump makes clear he's calling foreign policy shots post Bolton
President Donald Trump made it clear a day after firing national security adviser John Bolton that he will be calling the shots on US foreign policy and possibly changing course.
13K passengers stranded after French airline goes bankrupt
Thirteen thousand air passengers are currently stranded overseas after French airline Aigle Azur filed for bankruptcy last week.
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