The Algerian Government approved the new constitution, but it has term limits. The new constitution states that the presidents are limited into two terms and they will use the language used by its Berber minority as official.
Two women who sued a former St. Louis University president over abuse allegations. Jesuits have settled their cases for a total of $281,000, an activist group said Wednesday.
Doctors in Houston have decided to keep former U.S. President George H.W. Bush in the hospital for a fourth night since his bout with shortness of breath, though his condition has improved and he "remains in high spirits," his spokesman said on Friday.
Zambia's acting president Guy Scott rejected calls by cabinet ministers for him to resign on Wednesday as two sides within the ruling party intensified a power struggle ahead of an election next month.
Former Afghan finance minister Ashraf Ghani was named president-elect on Sunday after he signed a deal to share power with his opponent, ending months of turmoil over an election that destabilized the country as most foreign troops prepare to leave.
The new bill Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni recently signed increased penalties, which include death penalty for some same-sex acts, to curb homosexuality in the region, CNN said.