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The heaviest snowfall in decades blocked roads across Israel and the West Bank Saturday, while torrential rains flooded areas of the Gaza Strip. The heavy snow, which stopped falling Saturday afternoon, prompted Israeli authorities to interrupt the…

One person was killed Saturday in an accident at the Manaus Arena World Cup stadium in Brazil, falling some 35 meters, officials said. The accident came barely two weeks after two people died at the World Cup stadium in Sao Paulo which is scheduled…

The cortege carrying Nelson Mandela’s body reached his final resting place, his boyhood village of Qunu, on Saturday. The procession entered through the gates of Mandela’s homestead accompanied by military vehicles while helicopters flew overhead. “…

A space module carrying China’s first lunar rover landed on the moon Saturday, state television said, the first soft landing on the moon in nearly four decades and a major step for Beijing’s ambitious space programme. Scientists burst into applause…

South African peace icon Desmond Tutu said on Saturday he was not invited to the burial of his friend Nelson Mandela, amid allegations he was snubbed for political reasons. “Much as I would have loved to attend the service to say a final farewell to…

Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson at the weekend restated his administration’s commitment to youth empowerment, as he rounded off…

TUNIS, Tunisia, October 10, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (http://www.afdb.org)…

GENEVA, Switzerland, September 12, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — By means of a telephone conference, the FIFA Disciplinary Committee has…

VIENNA, Austria, July 12, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — With the wind power project in Cape Verde, Austria is contributing…

WASHINGTON, July 5, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press StatementJohn KerrySecretary of StateWashington, DCJuly 4, 2013On behalf of all Americans,…

GENEVA, Switzerland, July 3, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination…

VATICAN, Holy See, June 11, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On Monday, 10 June, in the offices of the Government…

PRAIA, Cape Verde, June 10, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Sukhwinder Singh,…

VATICAN, Holy See, June 3, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Today in the Vatican Apostolic Palace, the Holy Father received…

PRAIA, Cape Verde, April 24, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On March 8, 2013, the Executive Board of the International…

LONDON, United-Kingdom, January 17, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Cape Verde’s shock qualification for this month’s CAF Africa Cup of…

NEW YORK, October 30, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Some 2.2 million Zimbabweans will need food assistance in the pre-harvest…

PLANO, Texas, October 15, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — WorldVentures Foundation™ (http://www.worldventuresfoundation.org), a subsidiary of WorldVentures (http://www.worldventures.com), today announced that…

GENEVA, Switzerland, October 14, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The FIFA Disciplinary Committee decided on 10 October to sanction the…

GENEVA, Switzerland, October 4, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IOM Zimbabwe has received EUR 1 million from the European Commission…