JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Jacob Zumaand his African National Congress sought a court order Tuesday to…
Africa
AU troops battle Somali rebels for control of IDP corridor
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Fighting erupted outside Somalia's capital as African Union and government troops launched attacks…
Bissau junta says hands power back to civilians
BISSAU (Reuters) - Six weeks after it toppled the government and derailed elections, Guinea-Bissau's military junta…
South Sudan says Sudan bombs, shells its territory
JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan said Sudan attacked it with aerial bombing raids and ground artillery…
Congo says army kills 25 mutineers in east
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Twenty five mutineers loyal to a renegade general have been killed in clashes…
Man armed with grenades arrested at Nigeria state radio
ABUJA (Reuters) - A man armed with grenades and several rounds of ammunition was stopped as…
Gaddafi ex-spy chief to face charges in Mauritania
NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi's former intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi, arrested in Mauritania in March and…
Four Kenyan soldiers wounded in landmine blast
Four Kenyan soldiers were wounded Monday when a landmineexploded beneath their vehicle in the northeastern Mandera…
Interim president of Mali injured, witness says
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Demonstrators attacked the interim president at his office Monday, knocking him unconscious, a witness…
Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi’s funeral held
Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi has been buried in a private ceremony in a western suburb…