As world leaders have expressed regret over failing to stop the massacre of as many as one million people in Rwanda, its president, Paul Kagame, has entrenched his power and punished dissent.
Author: ALAN COWELL
Shehu Shagari, Former Nigerian President, Dies at 93
Mr. Shagari sought to revive democratic rule, but military officers deposed him during a 1983 economic crisis caused by plummeting oil prices.
U.K. Panel Finds ‘Litany of Errors’ in Response to Terrorist Attacks
The parliamentary report contained an unusual admission by MI5 that it had failed to track a suspect and concluded that the security services needed to coordinate more.
U.K.’s Homelessness Problem Is Growing, and Spreading, Report Finds
Statistics released by a nonprofit group say that 320,000 people are homeless and that the phenomenon is increasing most rapidly in the provinces.
British Academic Is Jailed for Life on Spying Charges in U.A.E.
The severity of the verdict over Matthew Hedges, 31, a postgraduate student, stunned British officials. He has denied the charges.
U.K. Investigates 3,000 Foreign Medics, After Fake Doctor Is Exposed
A woman practiced medicine for two decades, claiming falsely to have credentials from New Zealand. The case came to light after she tried to defraud a patient.
The Courage and Folly of a War That Left Indelible Scars
During World War I, millions died, empires crumbled, nations were formed and maps were redrawn in ways that reverberate mightily a century later.