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Somali official: AU troops killed 7 civilians
African Union troops mistakenly opened fire on a religious school while pursuing militants, killing five children and two adults, a Somali legislator ...
Official refuses court order to arrest Pakistan PM
Pakistan's anti-corruption chief refused a Supreme Court order to arrest the prime minister on Thursday, citing a lack of evidence in a graft case ...
Somali militants say they killed French hostage
Somalia's most dangerous militant group said Thursday that it killed a French hostage that French military forces tried to rescue last weekend during ...
Algeria mulls international force for hostages
Algeria's government searched desperately Thursday for a way to end a desert standoff with Islamic militants who have taken dozens of foreigners ...
Kenya police: Suspected militants kill 5 people
An official says gunmen suspected to belong to Somalia's al-Qaida-linked rebels have shot dead five people and seriously wounded three others at a ...
Somali militants say they will kill French hostage
Somalia's al-Qaida-linked rebels said Wednesday that they will kill the French intelligence agent they hold hostage. The Islamist extremists said that ...
Human rights group: Libya improving despite attack
Libya made major strides toward establishing democracy and political rights last year, a pro-democracy watchdog group Freedom House said in a report ...
France girds for new threats amid Mali operation
France's military campaign to stop advancing Islamist insurgents in Mali has been met with a volley of threats from the extremists, feeding fears that ...
Palestinians: Israel soldiers shoot, kill teen
The Israeli military shot dead a 17-year-old Palestinian near the West Bank separation barrier on Tuesday, Palestinians said. The Israeli military ...
Ethiopia jails 10 terrorists for plotting attacks
Ten men were sentenced Tuesday to jail terms of between three to 20 years for plotting terror attacks with Islamist extremist rebels from neighboring ...
Libya's police to create diplomatic security force
A special Libyan security force is being created to protect embassies and consulates after a wave of attacks by militants that highlights the serious ...
Somali militants post photo of dead French soldier
In a gruesome display that included a taunt of France's president, Somali militants on Monday posted photos of what appeared to be a dead French ...
Pakistan sacks provincial government after attack
Pakistani leaders dismissed the government of southwest Baluchistan province early Monday in response to the demands of protesters angry about an ...
Pakistan, India seek to ease tension over Kashmir
Despite the worst bout of violence in years along the disputed Kashmir border, Pakistani and Indian officials have kept tension from spiraling out of ...
Pakistani Shiites protest after attack kills 86
Shiite Muslims hit by a twin bombing that killed 86 people refused to bury their dead Friday, demanding the Pakistani government do more to protect ...
Bombings kill 115 people in Pakistan
A series of bombings killed 115 people across Pakistan on Thursday, including 81 who died in twin blasts on a bustling billiards hall in a Shiite area ...