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Washington - US President Donald Trump said on Friday he is considering drafting a new order to ban migrants from majority-Muslim nations after his initial decree fell afoul of the law. Insisting that he has the law on his side despite two defeats in ...

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Washington - President Donald Trump's extended criticism of the judiciary prompted a rebuke from his nominee for the Supreme Court, who told a senator the president's comments were "demoralising and disheartening." Judge Neil Gorsuch, who was ...

Accra - Ghana's new government has set up a special task force to track down more than 200 missing vehicles that should have been handed back when President Nana Akufo-Addo took office. Presidency spokesperson Eugene Arhin told reporters on ...

Washington - The US Senate confirmed Jeff Sessions as attorney general on Wednesday, despite fierce debate about his civil rights record and Democratic concern over whether he serves as the nation's top law enforcement officer independent from ...

Mogadishu - Somalia's groundbreaking presidential election moved into a second round on Wednesday as the number of candidates dropped from 21 to three, while a security lockdown closed the capital's international airport and cleared major streets.

Los Angeles - The US Justice Department faced tough questioning Tuesday as it urged a court of appeals to reinstate President Donald Trump's travel ban targeting citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries - put on hold by the courts last week. The ...

Los Angeles - The US Justice Department faced tough questioning Tuesday as it urged a court of appeals to reinstate President Donald Trump's travel ban targeting citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries - put on hold by the courts last week. The ...

Washington - The US government on Monday defended President Donald Trump's travel ban as a "lawful exercise" of his authority, and urged an appeals court to reinstate the suspended measure in the interests of national security. Three days after a ...

Alexandre Bissonnette is escorted to a van in Quebec City, after appearing in court for Sunday's deadly shooting at a mosque. (AP via Canadian Press). Multimedia · User Galleries · News in Pictures Send us your pictures · Send us your stories ...

Alexandre Bissonnette is escorted to a van in Quebec City, after appearing in court for Sunday's deadly shooting at a mosque. (AP via Canadian Press). Multimedia · User Galleries · News in Pictures Send us your pictures · Send us your stories ...

This handout image received courtesy of Doctors Without Border shows people standing next to destruction after an air force jet accidentally bombarded a camp for those displaced by Boko Haram Islamists, in Rann, northeast Nigeria. (AFP). Multimedia ...

This handout image received courtesy of Doctors Without Border shows people standing next to destruction after an air force jet accidentally bombarded a camp for those displaced by Boko Haram Islamists, in Rann, northeast Nigeria. (AFP). Multimedia ...

Bamako - Mali's president called Saturday for Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh to step down and avoid an unnecessary "bloodbath" by clinging to power and forcing a potential military intervention. The Gambia's political crisis dominated a summit ...

Bamako - Gambian president-elect Adama Barrow was due to meet world leaders on Saturday at a summit jointly hosted by France in Mali as the international community strives for an end to The Gambia's political crisis. Barrow flew to Bamako unexpectedly ...

Bamako - Gambian president-elect Adama Barrow was due to meet world leaders on Saturday at a summit jointly hosted by France in Mali as the international community strives for an end to The Gambia's political crisis. Barrow flew to Bamako unexpectedly ...

Bamako - Gambian president-elect Adama Barrow was due to meet world leaders on Saturday at a summit jointly hosted by France in Mali as the international community strives for an end to The Gambia's political crisis. Barrow flew to Bamako unexpectedly ...

Johannesburg - The tiny nation of Gambia has West Africa on the brink of a military intervention, and thousands are fleeing the country. Longtime President Yahya Jammeh is refusing to step down after losing elections. On Thursday, President-elect Adama ...

Bamako - French President Francois Hollande said on Friday that those battling jihad in Africa and the Middle East were like France part of "the same fight" against extremism. 'It's the same fight'. Hollande spoke ahead of a summit with African leaders ...