Africa

Africa

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  Egyptian Jewish leader buried in rundown cemetery

  The late leader of Egypt's dwindling and aging Jewish community was buried Thursday in one the oldest cemeteries in Egypt, the once-sprawling burial ... 

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  Family: 24-hour delay to report US pilot missing

  The family of a U.S. missionary pilot who has disappeared off the coast of West Africa says aviation officials waited nearly 24 hours to start ... 

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  Guinea police fire tear gas to disperse protesters

  Security forces in Guinea clashed with opposition protesters on Thursday who are opposed to the June date set for legislative elections, leaving at ... 

• Egypt's opposition split over election boycott

  A split erupted Thursday in Egypt's main liberal opposition bloc, the National Salvation Front, over whether to go ahead with a boycott of ... 

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  Even in desert retreat, monks feel Egypt's turmoil

  In a cave here high in the desert mountains of eastern Egypt, the man said to be the father of monasticism took refuge from the temptations of the ... 

• Report: Ansar Dine spokesman seeks surrender

  A spokesman for an al-Qaida-linked group in northern Mali wants to surrender and be extradited to face trial in his home country of Mauritania, ... 

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  Zimbabwe president: No interference in new polls

  At Zimbabwe's independence celebrations, President Robert Mugabe said Thursday his nation won't accept outside interference in crucial elections later ... 

• FIFA declares Libya safe to host WCup qualifiers

  FIFA authorized Libya to host World Cup qualifying matches, saying Thursday the country is safe enough for its first international home games since ... 

• More than 20 killed in South Sudan violence

  A theft of 750 cattle sparked a manhunt by security forces that devolved into an attack by those forces on a medical facility, where four medical ... 

• South Africa: Mandela grandchildren speak out

  The family of Nelson Mandela sought on Thursday to present a united front in a dispute with longtime associates of the former South African president ... 

• French president warns of security threats

  French President Francois Hollande is warning of threats to France related to fighting in Mali and Syria, but says there is "no reason to raise the ... 

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  Egypt court sets May 11 for Mubarak retrial

  The Cairo appellate court on Wednesday set May 11 for the resumption of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's retrial in the deaths of hundreds ... 

• US Supreme Court limits suits over foreign abuses

  The Supreme Court on Wednesday drastically limited the ability of foreign victims of human rights abuses to use American courts to seek accountability ... 

• Rift over Mandela companies deepens

  A granddaughter of Nelson Mandela has harshly criticized a longtime associate of the former president and anti-apartheid leader, in an escalation of ... 

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  Rockets fired at Eilat in southern Israel

  Militants in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula fired at least two rockets at Israel's southern resort town of Eilat early Wednesday, officials said, ... 

• Nigeria sets up Islamic extremist amnesty group

  Nigeria formed a panel that will create an amnesty program for Islamic extremists to try to quell a bloody guerrilla campaign of bombings and ... 

• Libya urged to give ex-spy chief access to lawyer

  An international rights group is urging Libyan authorities to give an ex-spy chief indicted for alleged crimes against humanity access to a lawyer. 

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  As Islamic radicals retreat, young Somalis elope

  Outside a dilapidated two-story building, Abdi Ali says goodbye to his veiled girlfriend Anisa and they take two separate streets to avoid attention. 

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  Hopes, fears as Zimbabwe marks 33rd birthday

  The name of Zimbabwe's last white leader, who ceded power to Robert Mugabe 33 years ago and who died six years ago, has at last been removed from the ... 

• Only Pistorius knows what his running means now

  For any track athlete, time counts more than anything else. The minutes, the seconds and the fractions of seconds. For Oscar Pistorius now, it's the ... 

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  Pressure cooker bombs used in past by militants

  Homemade bombs built from pressure cookers, a version of which was used in the Boston Marathon bombings, have been a frequent weapon of militants in ... 

• New leader to head Egypt's Jewish community

  Egypt's Jewish community has announced that it has elected the daughter of a well-known leftist and nationalist icon to protect its heritage and care ... 

• Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood condemns Boston blasts

  Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood condemned the Boston Marathon bombings Tuesday, but a senior member of the group painted them as part of a conspiracy aimed ... 

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  Boston attacks are reminder of violence elsewhere

  The blasts that struck the Boston Marathon on Monday were shocking not only for their brazenness and the lives they shattered, but also because ... 

• Egypt policeman sentenced to 15 years for torture

  An Egyptian court sentenced a police officer to 15 years in prison on Tuesday for torturing an ultraconservative Muslim to death, a rare lengthy ...