By Panduka Karunanayake Professor in the Department of Clinical Medicine and former Director, Staff Development Centre, University of Colombo (The 34th J.E. Jayasuriya Memorial Lecture14 February 2025 ...

Abraham Lincoln spent his birthday in Cincinnati on Feb. 12, 1861, on his way from Springfield, Illinois, to the nation’s capital for his inauguration. The president-elect didn’t know what ...

At the stroke of noon on February 15, 1965, Canada’s red and white maple leaf flag was raised for the very first time on Parliament Hill. On the same day in 1996, National Flag of Canada Day was ...

It happened in Utica right about this time of year in 1861. To be exact, it was Feb. 18, six days after the birthday of the President-elect. He was on a whistle stop tour. His arrival into Utica ...

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The fall of Nyabibwe raises concerns about a renewed M23 push towards Bukavu. Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera has ordered defence forces to begin preparations for a withdrawal of its troops from ...

Vivian van de Perre, a deputy chief of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, briefed the Security Council remotely from besieged Goma dressed in protective ...

Further, that flag's design was only relevant for 45 days, from May 18 to July 2, 1861, until more states seceded from the Union and the number of stars increased. "Authentic Antique 9 Star Flag ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a major city in eastern Congo declared a unilateral ceasefire Monday, citing humanitarian grounds, but there was no sign of them giving up ...

The alliance of rebel groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have declared a humanitarian ceasefire starting on Tuesday. In a statement, the group - which includes the Rwanda-backed M23 ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Rebel leader of rebel group of Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) including M23, Corneille Nangaa, addresses a news ...