Nigerian journalist Zainab Sodiq was arrested by the State Security Service while covering activist Omoyele Sowore, with a drone cited as the reason.
The US State Department lists the 42 countries eligible for visa-free entry under the Visa Waiver Programme, requiring ESTA approval for travel up to 90 days.
A court Wednesday begun handing down verdicts in Mozambique's biggest corruption scandal, in which the government unleashed a financial earthquake by trying to conceal huge debts. In March the IMF awarded $456 million in credit to Mozambique, the first such aid awarded since the debt scandal erupted.
The traditional knowledge held by Cuba's light rum masters was on Wednesday added to UNESCO's list of intangible heritage, a prestigious designation that recognizes a tradition dating back eight generations on the island.
At least 16 people were killed and 24 others wounded Wednesday by a blast at a madrassa in Afghanistan's northern city of Aybak, a doctor at a local hospital told AFP. There have been dozens of blasts and attacks targeting civilians since the Taliban returned to power in August last year, most claimed by the local chapter of the Islamic State (IS) group.
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