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Mali: Tuareg rebels lose their last base in north
Islamist extremist rebels say they have pushed secular Tuareg fighters from Menaka, their last base in northern Mali. Oumar Ould Hamaha, spokesman of ...
In Gaza conflict, Hezbollah stays on sidelines
While the death toll from the Israel-Gaza conflict has mounted, Hezbollah has offered quiet words of encouragement to the Palestinians, pledging ...
Nigerian president's brother dies
The Nigerian presidency says President Goodluck Jonathan's younger brother has died. Spokesman Reuben Abati said in a statement that Meni Innocent ...
Nigeria owes state oil firm $8.1B in gas subsidies
An official says the Nigerian government owes its state-run oil firm more than $8.1 billion in gasoline subsidy payments. The Nigerian National ...
Egypt arresting kid protesters, rights group says
Egyptian authorities arrested more than 300 children during protests in Cairo over the past year, beating and torturing some and trying many as ...
Obama sends Clinton to Mideast amid Gaza crisis
President Barack Obama dispatched Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to the Middle East on Tuesday as the U.S. urgently seeks to end a conflict ...
More violence in Kenya as Somali tensions rise
More than a dozen people have been shot, one woman has died and hundreds of shops were burned to the ground in this eastern Kenyan town amid rising ...
3 arrested in South Africa for rhino poaching
Police in South Africa say they've arrested three men — including a game ranger — they suspect shot seven rhinoceros to death and dehorned them. Capt.
Twin road accidents kill 25 in north Nigeria
An official says two road accidents that took place an hour apart have claimed 25 lives on a northern Nigerian road. Zamfara state spokesman Nuhu Anka ...
Rebels enter Goma, Congo, seize airport
A spokesman for a rebel group in Congo believed to be backed by neighboring Rwanda confirmed that his fighters have entered Goma and have taken the ...
Pushing for change, some in Jordan point to king
It's usually a few younger protesters who break out in the chant — startling and almost unheard of in this country where the monarchy has always been ...
Congo rebels, army clash at Goma's edge
Rebels believed to be backed by Rwanda fired mortars and machine guns Monday on the outskirts of the provincial capital of Goma, threatening to ...
Israel, Hamas trade fire and tough truce proposals
Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers traded fire and tough cease-fire proposals Monday, and threatened to escalate their border conflict if diplomacy fails.
Israeli offensive in Gaza was years in the making
With little notice, Israel has launched a blistering air offensive against the Gaza Strip's ruling Hamas militant group. Here's a look at why the ...
Sudan to vaccinate against yellow fever outbreak
Sudan has launched a massive vaccination campaign to immunize 2.4 million people against an outbreak of yellow fever in the restive region of Darfur, ...
House Republicans: Rice unfit to head State Dept.
A group of 97 House Republicans sent a letter to President Barack Obama on Monday, saying that U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice misled the nation about the ...
Egyptian police, protesters clash in central Cairo
Clashes between protesters and Egyptian security forces intensified after nightfall Monday, marking the anniversary of a bloody confrontation in ...
US tries behind scenes to end Israel-Hamas warfare
The Obama administration worked hard behind the scenes Monday to end almost a week of warfare between Israel and Hamas, pressing America's Arab and ...
Syrian Islamists reject Western-backed opposition
Syria's increasingly powerful Islamist rebel factions rejected the country's new Western-backed opposition coalition and unilaterally declared an ...
Gazans apply lessons learned from last battle
Sleep away from windows, stock up on food, get the family car off the street — these are the lessons Gazans have learned in previous rounds of ...
EU endorses Syrian opposition
The newly formed Syrian opposition coalition received backing from the European Union on Monday in a significant vote of confidence for a movement ...
Sierra Leone: Governing party confident of win
Sierra Leone's governing party said Monday it was confident that incumbent President Ernest Bai Koroma would win the weekend election without the need ...
Swaziland gets first female Anglican bishop
As the Church of England weighs whether it will allow women to become bishops, the Anglican Church has ordained its first female bishop in Africa.
Fishing nations maintain tuna quotas
Fishing countries on Monday voted to keep up strict limits on catching Atlantic Bluefin tuna, overruling fierce opposition from critics who argue that ...
Israel bombing kills militant in Gaza Strip
Israeli aircraft struck crowded areas in the Gaza Strip and killed a senior militant with a missile strike on a media center Monday, driving up the ...