French president bares tough side in Africa fights
Bombing militants in Mali may be the most popular thing Francois Hollande has done as France's president. The bespectacled and self-described "normal" ...
Panetta: US helping French forces with intel
The U.S. is already providing intelligence-gathering assistance to the French in their assault on Islamist extremists in Mali, Defense Secretary Leon ...
Al-Qaida carves out own country in Mali
Deep inside caves, in remote desert bases, in the escarpments and cliff faces of northern Mali, Islamic extremist fighters have been burrowing into ...
A closer look at West African nation of Mali
Here's a close look at the West African nation of Mali, where French forces launched a military operation last week to oust al-Qaida-linked militants ...
No easy exit for French fighting terror in Mali
France, breaking its own rules with a surprise military intervention in Mali, raises the specter of an African quagmire in a new theater of the West's ...
French jets bomb major Malian city in north
French fighter jets bombed rebel targets in a major city in Mali's north Sunday, pounding the airport as well as training camps, warehouses and ...
Hundreds of French troops drive back Mali rebels
The battle to retake Mali's north from the al-Qaida-linked groups controlling it began in earnest Saturday, after hundreds of French forces deployed ...
French commando killed in Somalia hostage raid
A raid to free a French intelligence agent held captive in Somalia for three years went horribly wrong, leaving 17 Islamists and at least one French ...
France chooses Africa intervention carefully
France has a history of intervention in Africa, where it was a colonial power for decades and still maintains several military sites and has hundreds ...
France ups terror threat level after Mali strike
The French president says the country will raise its domestic terror threat level after military action in Mali and Somalia, promising to increase ...
AP Interview: UN chief says Mali getting more help
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Friday that France, Senegal and Nigeria have responded to an appeal from Mali's president for help to counter an ...
Al-Qaida presence in Mali, Yemen and Afghanistan
President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai met Friday to discuss bringing down the curtain in the long Afghan war. As U.S.
Peace deal announced for C. African Republic
Central African Republic President Francois Bozize and the rebels who sought to overthrow him have reached a deal that will allow him to stay in ...
AP PHOTOS: Finding the salt of the soil of Benin
In this village in Benin, the salt of the Earth means business. The women of Djegbadji, a village near the town of Ouidah, wake up in the morning to ...
France: ready to stop advance of Mali rebels
President Francois Hollande said Friday that France will be ready to intervene to stop al-Qaida-linked militants in Mali who have been moving toward ...
Mysticism, modernity abound in Benin Voodoo fest
The deified residents of the Temple of Pythons, when released to find food, sometimes slither across the road into a Catholic church that once hosted ...
Mali seeks French help against extremists
Mali's president asked France for help Thursday to counter an offensive by extremist and terrorist groups who control the northern half of the country ...
Gambia releases on bail local journalist for AP
A Gambian journalist who contributes to The Associated Press was released on bail Thursday after being detained by Gambia's internal security service ...
Mali army, Islamist rebels clash
The Mali army attacked Islamist rebels with heavy weapons in the center of the country which divides the insurgent-held north and the ...
Talks on Central African Republic begin in Gabon
Talks on the crisis in Central African Republic began Wednesday with representatives of the government, rebels and other groups gathering in this ...
Ivory Coast returns stampede bodies to families
An Ivory Coast official says the government has begun handing over the bodies of those killed in a New Year's stampede to their families.
Sierra Leone stricken by fuel shortage
A fuel shortage has hit Sierra Leone, causing rationing and long lines at gas stations and hampering the movement of vehicles and goods in the West ...
Gambian lawyer sees local AP reporter in detention
A Gambian journalist who contributes to The Associated Press is in good condition although he has been held in detention by Gambia's internal security ...
Italy: 4 sailors kidnapped off Nigeria freed
Italy's foreign minister says three Italian shipmen and one Ukrainian kidnapped Dec. 23 off Nigeria's coast have been freed. Minister Giulio Terzi ...
Massive fire rips through slum in Nigeria megacity
A massive fire tore through a waterfront slum in Nigeria's megacity of Lagos on Tuesday, burning down dozens of shack workshops and homes.
Email
US
International
India
Россия
Română
Singapore
South Africa
México
Indonesia
Brasileira
