Anti-Kadhafi fighters Monday overran the ousted strongman's birthplace of Qasr Abu Hadi, medics said, marking a…
Africa
China co signs $3 bln Tanzania coal, iron dea
China's Sichuan Hongda Co. Ltd. has signed a $3 billion deal with Tanzania to mine…
Gunmen kill 18 in northwest Nigerian village
KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) - Gunmen shot and hacked to death 18 people in a village in…
Sudan Airways plane crash lands after wheels jam
A Sudan Airways plane carrying 45 passengers was forced to crash land at Khartoum airport on Sunday after its…
Cameroon arrests more than 200 separatists
YAOUNDE (Reuters) - Cameroon security forces have detained more than 200 people after separatists in the…
Civilians flee Sirte battle, fighting hampers aid: UN
SIRTE (Reuters) - Civilians fled Sirte on Friday as interim government forces pounded the coastal city…
Uniformed gunmen open fire in Cameroon
YAOUNDE (Reuters) - Gunmen dressed in military fatigues opened fire in Cameroon's economic capital Douala on…
Pirates attack, rob ship off West African coast
CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — A piracy watchdog group says armed pirates raided a cargo ship anchored…
Somali Shebab fighters attack border town
Heavy fighting broke out Friday close to Somalia's border withKenya as extremist Shehab fighters launched a dawn…
Sarkozy inaugurates Morocco high-speed train
TANGIERS, Morocco (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday inaugurated work on a future high-speed…