RUSSIA: Govt calls new US sanctions illegal and ”draconian”
Russia condemned new US sanctions as “draconian” on Thursday after news of the measures sent the rouble tumbling to two-year lows and spar
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MALI: Opposition leaders refuse to back challenger in run-off
The third and fourth-place finishers in the first round of Mali’s presidential election declined on Thursday to endorse opposition leader Soumai
ZIMBABWE: Opposition leader charged over post-election violence
Zimbabwe’s former finance minister and opposition leader Tendai Biti appeared in court on Thursday to be charged with stoking post-election viol
SPAIN: Rescue boat arrives in port with 87 migrants aboard
Spanish rescue boat Open Arms arrived in the southern port of Algeciras on Thursday with 87 migrants the crew said they had rescued off the coast of L
CONGO: World powers praise Kabila for agreeing to bow out
The United States, European Union, African Union and U.N. mission to Congo all commended President Joseph Kabila on Thursday for agreeing not to seek