A Timbuktu man accused of drinking alcohol was given 40 lashes Monday by members of an Islamist group that has seized…
Africa
Sudanese lawyers protest against security crackdown
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Around 300 Sudanese lawyers protested on Monday, calling for President Omar Hassan al-Bashir's…
EU sending anti-terror experts to Niger
The EU on Monday formally agreed a two-year mission from next month to help Niger fight…
Somali lawmaker killed, al Shabaab claim attack
MOGADISHU, July 16 (Reuters) - A car bomb killed a Somali lawmaker allied to the president,…
Ethiopia leader’s absence raises health questions
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia's longtime ruler and most powerful figure, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, is not…
Three dead as S.Africa reels under heavy rain and snow
At least three people were found dead Sunday and thousands were evacuated as rains and…
Clinton talks democracy with head of Egypt army
CAIRO, July 15 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton discussed Egypt's turbulent democratic…
Angola opposition says campaign money too little
Angolan opposition parties complained on Saturday that official campaign funding ahead of an election to be held…
Mali rebels say drop separatist goal
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Tuareg-led Mali rebels who seized the north of the West African country in…
Ruling party seen with majority in Congo Republic poll
BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) - Voters in the tiny oil-exporting Central African state of Congo Republic headed to…