HARARE, Zimbabwe – Church leaders and opposition politicians have accused the Zimbabwean government of foot-dragging in the search for an activist who has been missing for four months. Religious and opposition leaders addressed hundreds of people at a prayer rally for activist Itai Dzamara on Saturday in the capital Harare. …

MOSCOW – The Russian defense ministry says a strategic bomber on a training flight has crashed in the Far East, and rescuers are still looking for the crew of seven who parachuted out. The ministry said Monday that the Tu-95MS bomber, which did not carry any missiles, crashed 80 kilometers …

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Police in Connecticut say a pair of severed human legs have been found near a railroad station in New Haven. Officer David Hartman, a New Haven Police spokesman, says a man flagged down an officer Wednesday morning and led him to the body parts, which were …

CAIRO – Egypt’s military says a roadside bombing in northern Sinai has killed four troops. It blamed the attack on militants in the restive region. Military spokesman Brig. Gen. Mohammed Samir says on his official Facebook page that one officer and three soldiers died Thursday when their armored vehicle hit …

My wife, Alissa, and I moved to Rwanda nearly a decade ago for what was to be a two-year stint. But we fell in love with the land, its people, and its progress, and we have stayed, now raising our three children here. Out of the ashes of genocide, the …

ROME – Italian news reports say at least seven people have died in an explosion at a fireworks factory near Bari, on Italy’s Adriatic coast. The ANSA news agency said the explosion Friday destroyed the Bruscella factory in Modugno and that the death toll might rise once firefighters are able …

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A 15-year-old North Carolina girl has died after being kicked in the head by her father’s horse over the weekend. Officials with Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte told local news outlets that Destiny Stafford died early Monday from the injuries suffered in the Saturday accident. Friends said …

BOISE, Idaho – With more than 300 pounds of chorizo sitting in her freezer and 5,000 portions of Basque-style paella prepared in advance, Tara McElhose-Eiguren says she’s finally running out of space in her kitchen in anticipation of helping feed those attending the traditional Jaialdi festival in southwestern Idaho. “We’ve …

SMITHFIELD, Va. – William R. White, a former member of the famed squadron of African-American pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen, has died. He was 88. White’s son, Brandon White, says White died July 24 at his home in Smithfield. Brandon and his sister, Inetha Holmes, say their father was …

JERUSALEM – Israeli police say two people were hurt when a fire bomb was thrown at a passing car in Jerusalem. Police spokeswoman Luba Samri said a woman was seriously wounded. She said another person was also hurt, probably as a result of the woman’s car crashing into another vehicle. …