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Today in History: March 10, James Earl Ray pleads guilty to shooting Martin Luther King Jr.

Mar. 10, 2024 00:04 AM EST

Today in History Today is Sunday, March 10, the 70th day of 2024. There are 296 days left in the year. Daylight saving time returns at 2 a.m. local time. Today’s highlight in history: On March 10, 1969, James Earl Ray pleaded guilty in Memphis,...

A French journalist has been detained in Ethiopia, his publisher says

Feb. 26, 2024 06:03 AM EST

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A French journalist has been detained in Ethiopia while visiting the country for a recent African Union summit, his employer said Monday. Antoine Galindo, a Paris-based correspondent for the Africa Intelligence website, was detained in the capital Addis Ababa...

African leaders condemn Israel's offensive in Gaza

Feb. 17, 2024 11:39 AM EST

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Leaders at an African Union summit in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Saturday condemned Israel’s offensive in Gaza and called for its immediate end. Moussa Faki, the chair of the African Union Commission, said Israel’s offensive was the...

Ethiopia and a breakaway Somali region sign a deal giving Ethiopia access to the sea, leaders say

Jan. 01, 2024 17:02 PM EST

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Landlocked Ethiopia took the first steps toward gaining access to the sea on Monday, signing an agreement in the capital of Addis Ababa with the breakaway Somali region of Somaliland to access the Somaliland coastline. The memorandum of understanding was...