SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) _ The economy of the Dominican Republic grew 7 per cent last year and established itself as the most robust in the […]

By Christopher Torchia THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JOHANNESBURG _ Many South Africans reacted furiously on Monday to what they described as the racist remarks of a white […]

BANGUI, Central African Republic(AP) _ About two-thirds of the 30 presidential candidates in Central African Republic’s election have called on authorities to stop counting the vote, […]

  By Jason Dearen THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JACKSONVILLE, Fla. _ Federal investigators are considering launching another search of the wreckage of a freighter that sank Oct. […]

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti(AP) _ A panel that evaluated Haiti’s contested presidential election says the majority of the irregularities it found in first-round voting were due to ineptitude […]

CLEVELAND _ Protesters upset by a decision not to indict two white police officers in the shooting death of a 12-year-old black boy marched to the […]

By Abdi Guled THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MOGADISHU, Somalia _ Al-Qaida’s East African affiliate has released a recruitment video targeting American blacks and Muslims that includes a […]

By Hippolyte Marboua THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BANGUI, Central African Republic _ Two former prime ministers are running neck-and-neck in presidential elections to end years of violence […]

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti _ Haitian President Michel Martelly has announced that a postponed presidential runoff vote will be held on Jan. 17. Martelly says he received two […]

By E. Eduardo Castillo And Michael Graczyk THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MEXICO CITY _ The Texas teenager known for using an “affluenza” defence in a fatal drunken-driving […]

By Raf Casert THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VISE, Belgium _ Throughout history, borders have caused unfathomable bloodshed, ageless feuds and decades-old legal disputes, which makes plans for […]

By Carla K. Johnson THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO _ A white Chicago police officer charged with murder in the 2014 fatal shooting of black teenager Laquan […]