International
Italy quietly rejects asylum seekers by nationality, advocates say
Some arrivals from Africa quickly deemed economic migrants and issued refusal-of-entry documents without due process
Some arrivals from Africa quickly deemed economic migrants and issued refusal-of-entry documents without due process
Hissene Habre, accused of overseeing 40,000 deaths, says his trial for human rights abuses is politically motivated
His regime is believed to have killed 40,000 people from 1982-1990 and Habré is accused of crimes against humanity
The United Nations believes more than 20 million people, mostly children, are currently going hungry in the Sahel
All but 100 US troops deployed to Ebola regions recalled, despite rise in cases in hardest hit West African countries
Boko Haram fighters reportedly storm prison and set off car bomb in Niger town, kidnap bus passengers in Cameroon
New study points to successes of large-scale index schemes in countries hit by weather variability
Both countries credited with aggressive investigation and vigilant surveillance, as virus spreads elsewhere
Two countries appear to manage the spread of Ebola; Sierra Leone records 130 new cases during three-day lockdown
World Health Organization says more cases reported in last week than at any other time; officials report economic losses
