Russia hopes to compensate for the loss of weapons markets by building new ones and…
Africa
Somalia’s al-Shabab Twitter account suspended
The Twitter account of Somali militant group al-Shabab has been suspended, after it was used…
Two thousand flee as battle engulfs South Sudan town
(Reuters) - Two thousand people were forced to flee to a U.N. base after a…
US military plans drone base near Mali
Washington - The US military plans to set up a base for drones in northwest…
Mali crisis: French-led troops ‘take Timbuktu airport’
French-led troops in Mali have seized the airport in Timbuktu, as they move to capture…
Isabel dos Santos: ‘First African female billionaire
Isabel dos Santos, the eldest daughter of Angola's president, has become Africa's first female billionaire,…
Common Celebration for Four Continents (with photo gallery)
Hungary, Budapest – The African-Hungarian Union (AHU), the Hungarian Asia Society (ASHU) and the Hungarian-Latin…
Suspected Islamist gunmen kill 18 in northeast Nigeria
(Reuters) - Suspected Islamist gunmen fired on residents of a market town in northeast Nigeria,…
Zimbabwe Vice President Nkomo dies
Harare - Zimbabwean Vice President John Nkomo has died after a long battle with cancer,…
Death mask French soldier ‘unacceptable’
Paris - The French army regards a photograph of one of its soldiers in Mali…