A new generation of Sierra Leoneans is eager to show visitors that the nation's civil war is long gone and reintroduce one of Africa's great destinations to the world.

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The British-based daughter of one of the oldest Gaza hostages has called ... onto a stage to make statements before handing them over to the Red Cross, which said it was “increasingly concerned ...

Last month she told the BBC of her fears for Emily: “She could be starving or dehydrated or suffering from asthma because you can't breathe in the tunnels. "If she's alone, even if no one ...

A New Jersey man whose wife was killed in a hippopotamus attack last year during a safari in Africa is suing the U.S. company ...

Work to the new hippo house, which will eventually welcome a bull and females, will begin on Monday. David Leverett, Longleat's Development Director, said the park hoped to welcome hippos back at ...

They are about half the size of common hippos, weighing less than one-fourth the full size of an adult common hippo, according to the Pygmy Hippo Foundation. Pygmies are native to West Africa ...

Bill Nighy is in talks to star in 'Clifftops,' a Hugo Blick series for the BBC set in a 1970s trailer park overlooking the ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — The Metro Richmond Zoo announced "The Poppy Pygmy Hippo Experience" on Tuesday, which gives visitors a chance for up-close and personal encounters with the viral baby ...