Cuba Moves Forward On Vaccine Research; America Faces COVID-19 Mutant Threat
As Americans worried about new Covid-19 variants and whether their experimental vaccines would hold up, Cuba entered a final vaccine study and shared plans...
The Nation of Islam: Building bridges across the global Black Diaspora
This year the Nation of Islam celebrated its annual Saviours’ Day Convention. It was the Nation’s first virtual convention. One of the major sessions...
W. Africa’s legendary Dahomey female warriors
No story about Africa’s kingdom of Dahomey, now the Republic of Benin, would be complete without chronicling the history of their fearless female warriors. In...
‘Stability of the region’ hangs on Myanmar, declares UN Special Envoy
UN Special Envoy for Myanmar, Christine Schraner Burgener, warned on March 4 that the situation in the country challenges “the stability of the region”...
Macron admits France killed Algerian freedom fighter
President Emmanuel Macron has admitted that French forces ‘tortured and murdered’ Algerian freedom fighter Ali Boumendjel in Algeria’s war for independence. Mr. Macron made the...
UN: 20 migrants die after thrown overboard en route to Yemen
NAIROBI, Kenya—The International Organization for Migration says at least 20 migrants are dead after smugglers threw 80 overboard during a voyage from Djibouti in...
Former Marine gets prison time for smuggling guns to Haiti
RALEIGH, N.C.—A former U.S. Marine found guilty of conspiracy to illegally export and smuggle firearms and controlled equipment from the U.S. to Haiti has...
Virus variant races through Italy, especially among
Nurse Maurizio di Giacobbe tends to a patient in a COVID-19 ICU of the Tor Vergata Polyclinic Hospital, in Rome, Italy, Dec. 13, 2020....
Morocco freezes ties with German Embassy amid Sahara tension
RABAT, Morocco—Morocco’s Foreign Ministry has suspended ties with the German Embassy because of “deep misunderstandings,” notably related to the disputed Western Sahara. The move came...
Migrant workers face dire conditions at South Korean farms
POCHEON, South Korea—“It’s a world of lawlessness,” Rev. Kim Dal-sung muttered over the phone as he drove his tiny KIA over narrow dirt paths...