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Mali's PM forced to resign, after arrest by junta
Soldiers arrested Mali's prime minister and forced him to resign before dawn on Tuesday, showing that the military remains the real power in this ...
Egypt judges say most will boycott referendum
Most Egyptian judges rejected any role Tuesday in overseeing the country's constitutional referendum, a move likely to cast further doubt on the ...
Obama: US recognizes Syria's main rebel group
President Barack Obama declared Syria's main opposition group the sole "legitimate representative" of its country's people Tuesday, deeming the move ...
Somali woman gets prison for terror support
A Somali-born woman has been sentenced in San Diego to eight years in prison for routing money to a terrorist organization in her native country. U.S.
2 Ala. men arrested on federal terrorism charges
Two Alabama men who federal investigators say wanted to wage violent jihad overseas have been arrested in Georgia on terrorism charges, and one has ...
Tunisian national strike averted after deal
Tunisia's government has reached an agreement with the country's leading labor union to avoid a nationwide strike over economic woes and power ...
Extremists among Syrian rebels who seized base
Syrian rebels including Islamic extremists took full control of a sprawling military base Tuesday after a bloody two-day battle that killed 35 ...
Egypt opposition fears violence from Brotherhood
They showed a military-style precision: Crowds of bearded Islamists proclaiming allegiance to Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi and chanting "God is ...
Ghana opposition to contest poll results
Ghana's opposition party said Tuesday that they plan to contest the results of the recent presidential election, ignoring the appeals of the ...
South Sudan army blamed in deaths of 23 civilians
South Sudan soldiers are being blamed for the deaths of up to 23 civilians in two separate regions in the world's newest country. A South Sudanese ...
Egypt asks IMF to delay loan due to turmoil
Egypt has asked for a one-month delay for a $4.8 billion loan it had agreed with the International Monetary Fund because of the current political ...
Monopoly comes to Lagos, Nigeria's biggest city
Nigeria's largest city of Lagos is no boardwalk, but now Monopoly is taking inspiration from the city's sprawling chaos. Officials unveiled a ...
14 killed as bridge collapses in South Africa
Heavy rains in South Africa have caused a bridge to collapse, killing 14 people. The South African Press Association reported Tuesday that the bridge ...
Mandela battles lung infection, a chronic ailment
Military doctors are treating South Africa's former President Nelson Mandela for a recurring lung infection, an ailment the 94-year-old anti-apartheid ...
Congo rebels return to peace talks
Peace talks with rebels in eastern Congo should end with the disbandment of the M23 rebel movement, Congo's foreign minister said Tuesday, declaring ...
Record number of reporters jailed globally: group
More journalists than ever are languishing in prisons across the world as countries like Turkey, Iran and China step up terror and other anti-state ...
15 killed in Nigeria shoot-out with radical sect
A shootout in northeastern Nigeria between security forces and members of a radical Islamist sect killed at least 15 people, including a local police ...
Mali's PM resigns, after being arrested by junta
Mali's prime minister presented his resignation on state television in a broadcast at 4 a.m. local time, hours after soldiers who led Mali's recent ...
A look at money laundering settlements since 2009
British banking giant HSBC will pay a record $1.9 billion to settle a money-laundering probe by U.S. federal and state authorities, a law enforcement ...
Egypt's military takes over security ahead of vote
Egypt's military assumed responsibility Monday for protecting state institutions and maintaining security ahead of a Dec. 15 constitutional ...
Egypt's president behaves like his predecessors
The freshly scrawled graffiti depicting Mohammed Morsi as a pharaonic Saddam Hussein tells the tale of high hopes dashed with record speed: Barely six ...
Congo rebels dodge meeting as peace talks falter
Representatives of rebels attending peace talks with the Congolese government dodged a crucial meeting Monday at which the government delegation was ...
EU condemns Israel over settlements
The European Union warned Israel of unspecified consequences Monday if it goes through with plans to build thousands of new settler homes in Jerusalem ...
Ghana opposition mulls results
Ghana's opposition met on Monday to discuss whether to accept the results of the recent presidential election, which handed victory to incumbent ...
AP local reporter detained in Gambia
A local reporter for The Associated Press in Gambia was released by security officials on Monday, after being detained by the country's intelligence ...