Eritrea has surpassed North Korea as the world's top press censor, with Syria and Iran placing third and fourth in…
Africa
Ex-oil chief who tried to reform Gaddafi’s Libya dies
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Shokri Ghanem, Libya's former prime minister and oil chief, saw it as his…
Gunmen fire on Nigeria cattle market, 56 dead: nurse
MAIDUGURI/ABUJA (Reuters) - Gunmen set off explosives and fired on a cattle market in remote northeastern…
Police kill hostage-taker at S.African hospital
Police snipers shot dead a 30-year-old man who had taken two women hostage inside a Durban…
UN gives Sudan, South Sudan ultimatum to halt hostilities
The UN Security Council on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution giving Sudan and South Sudan 48 hours to halt hostilities or…
Gunfire in capital as Mali junta hunts ‘mercenaries’
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Gunfire rang out in Mali's capital Bamako on Wednesday in the third day…
Islamists demand 45 mln euros for hostages
An Al-Qaeda splinter group wants a total of 45 million euros in ransoms for two…
Congo army clashes with wanted general, five dead
KINSHASA (Reuters) - At least five people have been killed in clashes between Democratic Republic of…
Bombs rock Somalia, as brokers warn fragile progress at risk
Bomb attacks in Somalia claimed by Islamist rebels killed at least eight people including two lawmakers Tuesday, as the…
African Union in Ukraine-following the Hungarian path
Ukraine, Budapest - Following the model of African-Hungarian Union, the African-Ukrainian Union was founded in…