KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Leaders from eastern and southern Africa on Saturday called for an immediate ceasefire in eastern ...

Her story mirrors that of thousands of other families displaced by violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels last ...

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GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.'s top human rights body was holding an urgent session on Friday on spiralling violence in eastern ...

Police confirm a person was shot inside the Maine Mall in South Wednesday afternoon, and officers are currently searching the ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congo's government on Tuesday described the unilateral ceasefire declared by Rwanda-backed rebels in ...

Ugandans erupted into celebrations after Supreme Court stopped the General Court Martial from prosecuting civilians ...

It was a “wonderful” weekend for Cuyahoga Falls artist Jeff Klemm, also known as Mr. Jeff on YouTube. On Jan.uary 31st, he ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a major city in eastern Congo have declared a unilateral ceasefire, citing humanitarian grounds. Monday’s announcement came after the U.N. health ...

Visitors can step back in time to Japan’s samurai era in an new Tokyo exhibition that uses cutting-edge technology to bring ...

A medical jet with six Mexican nationals onboard crashed into a busy Philadelphia neighborhood Friday, authorities said, marking another US ...

The U.N. says Rwanda-backed rebels are expanding their presence in eastern Congo after capturing the region’s major city. A U ...