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 […]

By Gregory Katz THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON _ Queen Elizabeth II’s New Year honours list makes knights and dames out of some of Britain’s best loved […]

ENTEBBE, Uganda _ Representatives of Burundi’s government and the opposition are in Uganda for negotiations aimed at ending political violence. Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza, whose decision […]

By Michael Tarm THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO _ Bettie Jones, known in her Chicago neighbourhood for her work with anti-violence community groups, was killed by police […]

FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique _ A magnitude-5.6 earthquake has struck off the west coast of the French Caribbean island of Martinique, but no damage has been reported. Authorities […]

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico _ Jamaican officials say the severed head of a murder suspect who escaped from jail has been found along railroad tracks in […]

By David McFadden THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti _ A decision to postpone a presidential runoff in Haiti could help the leading candidate address what may […]