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Friday, July 12, 2013 - 06:04
Nigeria has stopped blocking the mobile phone signal in one of the three states where an emergency has been declared because of militant attacks.
Friday, July 12, 2013 - 07:50
Corruption is so systemic in Zimbabwe, one of Africa’s poorest countries, that a local hospital charges mothers-to-be $5 every time they scream while giving birth. That’s according to an extensive new report from Transparency International on corruption around the world, which also notes that a staggering 62 percent of Zimbabweans say they’ve paid a bribe in the past year.
Friday, July 12, 2013 - 07:56
Somalia, with a history of repressing journalism, has set the minimum age at 40 for anyone intending to practice as a journalist in the country.
Friday, July 12, 2013 - 08:09
A Ugandan rebel group in eastern Congo attacked a town close to the border, forcing more than 18,000 Congolese to flee to Uganda, officials said Friday.
Friday, July 12, 2013 - 08:25
President Robert Mugabe kick-started his election campaign on Thursday exuding confidence that Zimbabweans will vote to extend his 33-year rule when they go to the ballot box in three weeks' time.
Friday, July 12, 2013 - 08:26
Togo's interior minister says three opposition leaders arrested in connection with a January fire in the two main markets in the Togolese capital were released Thursday afternoon ahead of a planned July 25 parliamentary election. The opposition has long claimed that the charges were trumped up.
Friday, July 12, 2013 - 08:34
Press Secretary Jay Carney addresses the protests in Turkey and whether they will impact U.S. policy on Syria.
Friday, July 12, 2013 - 08:47
Press Secretary Jay Carney addresses reports from the international community that the Syrian regime used chemical weapons, the impact these reports have on U.S. policy, Hezbollah's role in Syria, and the U.S. relationship with Turkey
Friday, July 12, 2013 - 09:50
Press Secretary Jay Carney addresses the impact of the appointments of Susan Rice and Samantha Power on Syria and Middle East policy, the Benghazi investigation, chemical weapons in Syria, and outside actors in Syria.
Friday, July 12, 2013 - 14:37
Press Secretary Jay Carney addresses U.S. communications with Ecuador over Edward Snowden's asylum request.