IN some religious or spiritual traditions, rain at a funeral is seen as a good and a sign of the deceased's soul being cleansed as they transition into the afterlife. This surely is the hope in South ...

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Residents and community leaders say that Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Congo have entered the region’s second-largest ...

Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo claimed Friday that they have seized a second airport in the region following a days-long advance, as the U.N. warned that the recent ...

M23 rebels escort Romanian mercenaries to the border crossing into Rwanda in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Wednesday, ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who in late January captured Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo, have since been advancing around one of Africa's great lakes, Lake Kivu, towards the second-biggest city ...