Africa

Hillary Clinton To Testify Before Benghazi Committee

2:12pm October 20, 2015

by Mara Liasson

With Republicans under fire for using the investigation for partisan purposes, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is set to appear before the Select Committee on Benghazi Thursday.

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Oscar Pistorius was found guilty of culpable homicide, which is equivalent to manslaughter, in the 2013 shooting death of his girlfriend. After less than a year in jail, he was released to house arrest.

Oscar Pistorius Released From Jail

8:13pm October 19, 2015

by Laura Wagner

South Africa's paralympian sprinter has been released from prison following his "culpable homicide" conviction in the 2013 shooting death of his girlfriend. He is under house arrest.

Thousands Of Migrants Stream Through The Balkans In Nonstop Pouring Rain

6:57pm October 19, 2015

by Lauren Frayer

Asylum seekers are still streaming into southeastern Europe in huge numbers, despite the onset of winter. Thousands are now held up at Croatia's border with Slovenia, where there are few facilities and almost no shelter from the continual pouring rain.

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Boko Haram Enlists Young Girls As Suicide Bombers

2:11pm October 19, 2015

In Nigeria, the Islamist group Boko Haram has turned to using young female suicide bombers. Mausi Segun, of Human Rights Watch, discusses why the extremist group is using these young girls.

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Jockeys ride wooden plows in the traditional sport of buffalo racing in Bali.

The Richness Of 'Poor' Places, From National Geographic's Photo Contest

1:41pm October 19, 2015

by Malaka Gharib

The pictures capture racing buffalo in Bali, climbing kids in Burkina Faso and high-wire electricians in Bangladesh.

University Of Illinois Engages Chinese Students With Mandarin Football Broadcast

5:18pm October 16, 2015

by Rob McColley

For the first time, Illinois football will have a Mandarin play-by-play and color team calling the game for streaming in China. The University of Illinois has a huge number of Chinese students, and the activity has been getting the community more involved in campus culture.

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South African athlete Oscar Pistorius (right) is escorted to a police vehicle following his sentencing at the High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, on Oct. 21, 2014.

Oscar Pistorius Will Be Released On Parole Next Week

4:17pm October 15, 2015

by Jim Zarroli

The South African double-amputee sprinter nicknamed the "Blade Runner" was convicted of killing his girlfriend in their home in 2013. He will be under house arrest.

U.S. Troops To Fight Against Islamist Militants In Cameroon

2:47pm October 15, 2015

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

The U.S. is sending an initial force of 90 troops to the West African state of Cameroon to help combat the extremist group Boko Haram that is terrorizing parts of that country and neighboring Nigeria.

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Patrick Awuah is one of this year's MacArthur "genius" grant winners. The former Microsoft engineer was honored for establishing a new kind of school in his native Ghana.

Setting Up Ghana's First Liberal Arts College Makes Him A 'Genius'

10:12pm October 14, 2015

by Vicky Hallett

Patrick Awuah left his job as a Microsoft engineer to establish a new kind of school for his country. That accomplishment has now earned him a "genius grant" of $625,000 from the MacArthur Foundation.

State Department Report Warns Of Global Threat To Religious Diversity

6:56pm October 14, 2015

by Michele Kelemen

Religious diversity is under threat across the Middle East and other parts of the globe, according to a State Department report on religious freedoms, which recounts the rise of ISIS and its attacks on Christians and other minorities.

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