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Spanish authorities say 52 migrants have climbed a guarded fence to gain entry into Spain’s North African enclave of Melilla from Morocco. An official with the Spanish Interior Ministry in Melilla says four police officers and one migrant sustained light injuries

Sri Lanka on Monday temporarily blocked some social media networks and messaging apps, including Facebook and WhatsApp, after attacks on mosques and Muslim-owned businesses in in the latest fallout from the Easter Sunday suicide attacks. The island nation has ramped up

The ruling African National Congress (ANC) has won South Africa’s parliamentary elections with 57.5 percent of the vote, the electoral commission said, announcing the official results.  Aljazeera reports, Saturday’s win assured a sixth straight term in power for the ANC. But the

An attack on a Catholic church in Burkina Faso, potentially linked to extreme Islamist violence in the country, has killed six people. Al Jazeera reports that a group of between 20 and 30 armed attackers killed a priest and five worshippers on

Manchester City held off a titanic challenge from Liverpool to become the first side in a decade to retain the Premier League title by coming from behind to beat Brighton 4-1 on Sunday. City ended the season with 98 points, just