Topic: Abdel Aziz

On April 17, 1961, a force of anti-Castro rebels began the Bay of Pigs Invasion in an attempt to overthrow Cuba's new communist government.

A helicopter dropped toxic chlorine gas on a Syrian town near the site of the downing of a Russian helicopter, doctors and witnesses said.

Regulation of the Mauritanian Super Cup game ended in the 63rd minute after President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz reportedly sent the game to penalty shootouts.

A Guantanamo Bay detainee cleared for release in 2009 was sent home to Mauritania, the Defense Department announced.

UPI Almanac for Friday, April 17, 2015

Armed Islamist rebels in northern Mali agreed to a ceasefire Friday after speaking with the African Union chairman, a diplomatic source confirmed.

UPI Almanac for Thursday, April 17, 2014

U.S. officials are alleging that Iranian intelligence is actively aiding al-Qaida fighters in war-torn Syria, even though the jihadists are battling to bring down Syrian President Bashar Assad, Tehran's key Arab ally.

Mauritania, the last country in the world to abolish slavery, will prosecute those in the slavery trade, a judicial committee announced.

Voters are set to go to the polls in two African nations trying to re-establish political legitimacy years after military coups led to turmoil in the area.