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Eritrean authorities confiscated and burned 1,500 Bibles from new high school students who arrived at country's main military training city, and detained eight students who protested the destruction of the books, Christians said Wednesday, October 15. The eight male students...

The homes, in the Del Paso Heights area, are the first built by Habitat for Humanity in the Sacramento area to be certified by the U.S...DanWilson, Habitat's Sacramento director of construction, proudly pointed out that solar panels on one homewere...

President Obama has nominated two Minnesotans for high positions in the diplomatic corps and the Department of Veterans Affairs. The White House announced Tuesday that Obama has named Scott DeLisi as ambassador to Nepal and sent his name to the...

President Isaias Afwerki said Eritrea would not suffer from hunger and food shortages in 2010, a government website reported. Hunger levels in Eritrea are ranked among the worst in the world by humanitarian organisations, with the agriculture-based economy affected by...

Eritrea has rejected Britain’s calls for sanctions for Asmara’s alleged destructive role in Somalia by supplying weapons to Islamist insurgents opposed to Somalia’s Western-backed government in violation to a U.N arms embargo. Last week Britain called for UN sanctions against...

His comment brings some critical issues forward relating Eritrea and British historical relations. British forces defeated the Italian army in Eritrea in 1941 and placed Eritrea under British military administration until its fate is determined. In the absence of agreement...

The future of two World Bank-funded projects hangs in the balance, as their survival hinges on the outcome of an investigation being carried out by Treasury, a senior World Bank official has said. In September, Treasury stopped funding two World...

He was widely celebrated as the first American to win the New York race since 1982. Having immigrated to the United States at age 12, he is an American citizen and a product of American distance running programs at the...

Indianapolis to learn about education and prevention programs under a State Department exchange program...The International Center of Indianapolis arranged the trip under the sponsorship of the State Department's International Visitor Leadership Program.