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3rd French soldier killed in Mali combat
A French soldier has died in some of the most intense fighting thus far in the seven-week-old military campaign to push back a jihadist advance in ...
Somalia: Court clears woman convicted in rape case
A Somali appeals court on Sunday dropped charges against a woman who alleged she was raped by government security forces and had been convicted of ...
Algeria reels from tales of oil sector corruption
Corrupt and gorging itself at the trough of Algeria's vast oil wealth — that's how most Algerians privately view the elites running the country.
Pistorius settling case against former neighbor
Oscar Pistorius is settling a three-year-old case against a former neighbor over reputation damages in a dispute that has now been overshadowed by the ...
Egypt: Missing Muslim woman found after riot
A senior security official says a missing Muslim woman suspected of conversion to Christianity has been found. Her disappearance set off rioting in ...
Head of Chadian army claims troops kill Belmoktar
Chad's military chief announced late Saturday that his troops deployed in northern Mali had killed Moktar Belmoktar, the terrorist who orchestrated ...
Kerry: Divided Egypt needs political compromise
Egypt's bickering government and opposition need to overcome their differences to create "a sense of political and economic viability" if the country ...
Contentious quotes upend Kenya presidential vote
Kenya's top two presidential candidates held their final rallies before large and raucous crowds Saturday, a day of political attacks and denials ...
Violent protests outside Cairo as protests spread
Violent protests erupted outside Egypt's capital on Saturday as activists accused police of using excessive force in two cities and running over ...
Egypt balloon pilots defend colleague in crash
Hot air balloon pilots in Egypt's city of Luxor are defending their colleague who survived this week's fatal crash that killed 19 tourists.
Zimbabwe's president predicts election victory
Zimbabwe's president, celebrating his 89th birthday, said Saturday he believes he will resoundingly defeat his opponents in elections this year and ...
Libyan official: Egyptian detainees to be deported
A Libyan security official says 50 Egyptians, who were arrested in Benghazi last week for allegedly spreading Christianity, are being charged with ...
Congo's army takes control of M23 town
Residents say that the Congolese army has taken control of a town that was run by M23 rebels for more than six months. Jacques Kambale said early ...
Ahead of CITES, pressure to ban Thai ivory trade
You can buy it freely in urban markets and rural stalls set up at elephant shows in Thailand every day: ivory, carved into everything from intricate ...
Pistorius bought, collected guns in Olympic year
In his Olympic year, Oscar Pistorius steadily became an avid firearms collector, joining a gun-collecting club and purchasing a collection of firearms ...
Chad's president: Al-Qaida chief killed in Mali
Chadian President Idriss Deby announced Friday that Chadian troops fighting to dislodge an al-Qaida affiliate in northern Mali killed one of the ...
UK, FBI delegations visit Libya in Lockerbie probe
Scottish police and FBI agents visited Libya this week to gather evidence about the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, in which 270 people died, Scotland's top ...
With Kerry on the way, Egypt liberals angry at US
As John Kerry heads to Egypt on Saturday for his first visit as secretary of state, he faces a barrage of accusations from liberal and secular ...
Brief look at Oscar Pistorius' gun collection
In 2012, the year he made history as the first double-amputee Olympic runner, Oscar Pistorius bought six guns for what he planned to be a collection ...
Ivory Coast troubled by one-sided justice
One day in late March 2011, at the height of Ivory Coast's postelection violence, a 23-year-old cocoa farmer was shot in the back by unknown gunmen ...
Kenya's police are key for peaceful vote on Monday
One of Kenya's most vilified institutions — its police force — will be in the spotlight next week during its efforts to prevent the same type of ...
Fighting between rebel factions in east Congo
Fighting erupted in eastern Congo early Friday between two factions of the M23 rebel group, according to officials on both sides. The new splinter of ...
Libya: Errors caused 2010 plane crash killing 103
Human error is to blame for a passenger plane crash in Libya in 2010 that killed 103 people, civilian aviation officials said Friday. The Afriqiyah ...
Somalia: Suicide bomber and diner killed in attack
A suicide bomber detonated explosives inside a seaside restaurant in Somalia's capital on Friday, killing himself and one diner, a police official ...