South Korea is to allow a private group to deliver food aid to North Korea…
47 die in clashes between Malian troops, rebels: ministry
Two days of fierce clashes between the Malian army and Tuareg rebels killed 47 people…
Rwanda arrests four top army officers
Four top Rwandan army officers have been suspended and placed under house arrest, suspected of doing business deals…
Five dead, thousands affected in Mozambique tropical storm
Five people died and thousands were affected in the first tropical storm to hit Southern Mozambique since…
Bomb blast kills six in Somali capital
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A bomb blast on Thursday killed two Somali policemen and four refugees close…
New fighting in Sudan’s Blue Nile border state
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's army has clashed with rebels in Blue Nile state, which borders South…
Chinese writer Yu Jie describes ‘inhumane treatment’
A prominent Chinese writer close to Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo has described "inhumane…
China to again close Tibet during sensitive period
BEIJING (AP) — Travel agents say that for the fifth year running China plans to…
Bail for Delhi Commonwealth Games chief Suresh Kalmadi
The high court in the Indian capital, Delhi, has granted bail to Suresh Kalmadi, the…
Uganda detains opposition to prevent rally chaos
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan police fired teargas and held opposition leader Kizza Besigye and several allies…