Thousands of people protested abortion in France in a Paris rally Sunday on the eve of a parliamentary debate on a bill that would make terminations of pregnancy easier. Organisers, among them rightwing religious groups, anti-gay activists and associations…
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BERLIN, Germany — Germany’s foreign minister welcomed President Obama’s official pledge to curb the powers of the National Security Agency (NSA) on Friday. But a quiet unease lingers across Berlin and many other European capitals. “President Obama…
Suspected Islamist gunmen shot dead 12 people in two separate attacks on villages near Nigeria’s border with Niger while three others drowned in a river while fleeing, locals said Sunday. The attackers, thought to be from the Boko Haram militant group…
Small children and women in colourful headscarves cluster around the altar, bundles of their belongings piled high near a statue of the Virgin Mary. In the Central African town of Boali, the local church has become a refuge for some 700 Muslims fleeing…
US lawmakers raised concerns Sunday about the threat of attacks at the upcoming Winter Olympics in Sochi, with one faulting Russia for not sharing intelligence. “The threats are real. They are basically calling for attacks on the Olympics. I think you…
Temporary National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressive Congress, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said GEJ should understand that instead of…
Aviation Minister, Princess Stella Oduah, has explained why a handful of detractors remains focused and tireless in the criticisms of…
Kano State Governor Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, on Saturday, asked President Goodluck Jonathan to cease to harass CBN Governor, Sanusi Lamido…
Nigerian Ambassardor to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Alhaji Abubakar Bunu, has said that many Nigerian emigrants in that country…
Fire was all over the premises of Zoom, a telecommunications company close to the National Theatre in Iganmu-Lagos today, in…
WASHINGTON, January 19, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — RemarksJohn KerrySecretary of StateWashington, DCJanuary 17, 2014Egypt’s turbulent experiment in participatory democracy…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, January 19, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU),…
LILONGWE, Malawi, January 18, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed…
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A former Eritrean Defence Minister has urged IPU and the international…
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IOM’s popular Forum Theatre play ‘Mutach’ or ‘The Last One’, has…
MAPUTO, Mozambique, January 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed…
DUBLIN, Ireland, January 16, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — His Excellency, the Ambassador of the Republic of Zambia presented its…
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 16, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — United Nations Special Rapporteur Maina Kiai will visit Rwanda from 20…
JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, January 16, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, signed two grant…
NEW YORK, January 16, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the event…