4+ hour, 10+ min ago  (919+ words) Pope Leo XIV's four-nation, 11-day trip to Africa is so dizzying in its complexity it recalls some of the globetrotting odysseys of St. John Paul II in his early years. Themes Leo is expected to raise include Christian-Muslim coexistence, the…...

4+ hour, 16+ min ago  (1001+ words) VATICAN CITY " When Pope Leo XIV pronounced himself a "son of St. Augustine" the night of his election, some Algerians took that to mean his ancestors hailed from the North African country where the 5th century saint lived and died. Leo's…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (384+ words) JOHANNESBURG " South African motorists were on Tuesday headed to gas stations in large numbers in anticipation of record fuel hikes that will come into effect at midnight as the world continues to feel impacts of the Iran war that has…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (448+ words) NAIROBI, Kenya " At least 25 people have died after flash flooding in the Kenyan capital caused flight disruption and left motorists stranded for hours. George Seda, the police chief in Nairobi, said some of the victims were drowned and others were…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (534+ words) NAIROBI, Kenya " Africa's freight corridors, long dominated by diesel trucks and constrained by unreliable power grids, are emerging as a new frontier in the global shift toward clean logistics, with solar-powered charging hubs designed specifically for heavy-duty electric trucks. In…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (489+ words) PARIS " As a French teetotaler, Justine Bobin knows how challenging it can be to not drink in a country where wine, beer and other boozy beverages still lubricate many social interactions, even if France is less hooked on alcohol than…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (117+ words) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. " Walmart will open a new Supercenter at 10000 Omni Drive in Jacksonville's Oakleaf community on Wednesday. The store will mark the opening with a ceremony at 7: 30 a. m. The new location will offer a full grocery, bakery, deli, pharmacy, vision center,…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (230+ words) COLOMBO, Sri Lanka " A Purple Star Sapphire weighing 3, 563 carats which is claimed to be the world's biggest of its kind was unveiled on Saturday in the Sri Lankan capital by the owners, who are ready to sell the precious stone…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (607+ words) Rajoelina said in a speech on national television that Prime Minister Christian Ntsay and other government officials would stay on an interim basis until a new government is formed. He invited applications for government positions and gave a three-day time…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (653+ words) No one can force them into exile," history's first American pope said. Leo met with a delegation of about 15 refugees from Chagos, some 2, 000 of whom who were evicted from their homes by Britain in the 1960s and 1970s so the United States…...