KINSHASA (Reuters) - First results emerged from the Democratic Republic of Congo's chaotic elections on Tuesday…
Africa
Nun murdered in Burundi convent attack
Gunmen in Burundi murdered a Croatian nun and an Italian charity worker in an apparent botched robbery and kidnapping…
Libya says ex-deputy PM suspect in general’s killing
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) said on Monday a former NTC deputy…
Nigerian town burns in Islamist sect attack: police
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Churches, homes and the police headquarters in the small northeast Nigerian town…
Violence in central Nigeria kills 7
JOS, Nigeria (AP) — Muslim and Christian groups say seven people are dead after another clash in central Nigeria,…
Shell says fire hits pipeline in Nigeria
Anglo-Dutch oil group Shell on Thursday reported a fire at a key crude supply pipeline in southern Nigeria following…
Egypt braces for fresh rally against army rule
CAIRO (Reuters) - Activists vowed to crank up pressure on Egypt's generals on Friday with an…
3 dead in wave of attacks in northern Kenya
Two grenade attacks Thursday in the eastern Kenyan town ofGarissa close to the border with Somalia killed three people and injured 27,…
Two French nationals kidnapped in Mali
A gang kidnapped two French nationals at gunpoint from their hotel in the Malian desert…
Heat wave kills more than 77 elephants in Zimbabwe
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — More than 77 elephants have died in a three-month heat wave that has dried…