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Ebola death toll climbs to 29 in Uganda

... money they feared could be contaminated with the virus, which often causes victims to bleed to death through ears, eyes and other orifices. All cases so far have been in western Uganda's Bundibugyo district, bordering Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

Juvenile execution banned for three reasons

It said look at the number of countries who, within the past five to ten years have moved away from it — Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the Congo. America is one of the only ones left. And therefore, the Supreme Court says the international ...

Alleged penis-snatchers spark panic in Congo

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo - Police in Congo have arrested 13 suspected sorcerers accused of using black magic to steal or shrink men's penises after a wave of panic and attempted lynchings triggered by the alleged witchcraft. Reports of ...

Soviet domain name resists death

So did Zaire after it became the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Internet's key oversight agency, the Marina del Rey, Calif.-based Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, and its predecessors have made several efforts since the 1990s to ...

Congo crash: Desperate fight to survive

GOMA, Congo - The pilot of a jetliner that rammed into a bustling market killing at least 40 people had tried to stop the plane but couldn't because the runway was too short, survivors said Wednesday. The DC-9 crashed Tuesday after failing to lift ...