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Barbados planning to replace Queen Elizabeth II as head of state By Carol Williams And David McFadden The Associated Press BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados plans to remove Queen Elizabeth II as titular head of state and replace her with a ceremonial president from the Caribbean island, a former British territory once known as “Little England” […]

United Nations: Permanent memorial in New York honoring victims of transatlantic slave trade United Nations A permanent memorial to honor the victims of one of the most horrific tragedies of modern history will be revealed at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Wednesday, when the world marks the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims […]

The Southern Poverty Law Center: Report on hate and extremism Mark Potok The Southern Poverty Law Center The traditional, organized American radical right, which was swollen enormously by Barack Obama’s 2008 election and the near-simultaneous collapse of the economy, shrank significantly in 2014 for the second year in a row. The rapidly falling numbers of […]

Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan sign accord on Nile dam Three countries sign deal amid fears that dam being built by Ethiopia would reduce water supply to Egypt and Sudan. AFP Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have agreed on a preliminary deal on a controversial dam project that Cairo feared would reduce its share of vital waters […]