Remains of Mayan city nearly 3,000 years old unearthed in Guatemala
Pyramids and monuments suggest Los Abuelos was a significant ceremonial site, archaeologists say Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a Mayan city nearly 3,000 years...
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Sidi Ould Tah named African Development Bank president
Mauritanian economist who led Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa will succeed Akinwunmi Adesina The African Development Bank has chosen the Mauritanian economist Sidi...
China mission lifts off to explore two unusual objects that haven’t been visited by spacecraft before
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. China has launched an ambitious mission...
South African woman sentenced to life for selling six-year-old daughter
Kelly Smith and two others convicted over disappearance of Joshlin Smith, who the court heard was sold to traditional healer for ‘eyes and skin’ A...
Trump pardons former Army officer convicted in court martial of disobeying COVID rules
WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump has issued a full and unconditional pardon to a former U.S. army officer who was found guilty by a special...
Secret Service agents suspended after brawl outside of Obama’s home in DC
The Secret Service has confirmed the suspension of two on-duty agents who brawled outside former President Barack Obama’s sprawling Washington, D.C., mansion. Two female officers...
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, first Arab and African director to win Cannes Palme d’Or, dies aged 95
Chronicle of the Years of Fire took the prize in 1975 for its portrayal of the Algerian war of independence, drawing on his own traumatic...
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, giant of African literature, dies aged 87
Kenyan writer’s death announced by his daughter, who wrote: ‘He lived a full life, fought a good fight’ The Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, who...
Namibia pushes for German reparations on first genocide remembrance day
Event commemorates estimated 75,000 Herero and Nama people killed under German colonial rule Namibia has observed its first genocide remembrance day, honouring the estimated 75,000...
Argentina used as a ‘testing ground’ for eroding abortion rights, warns Amnesty
Alarm as Javier Milei’s government curbs state supply of abortion pills and seeks to reverse landmark legalisation Argentina is being used as a “testing ground”...
