Somalia's Shebab rebels warned Ethiopia on Sunday they would "break the necks" of its troops, a day…
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Eight to hang in Tanzania for albino murders
Tanzania's Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda said Monday eight suspects have been sentenced to death by hanging for…
Sudanese Nile dam displaced protest
Khartoum - Around 1 000 people displaced by Sudan's vast Merowe dam staged a sit-in…
Loya jirga: Afghan elders reject ‘pimp’s number 39’
Officials at a meeting of elders in Kabul changed a committee's number after delegates rejected…
Megachurch rises in Pakistani city of Karachi
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan's tiny and downtrodden Christian community thought big when constructing its…
Indian elephants: Karnataka move put on hold
The Indian authorities have put on hold a plan to relocate wild elephants in the…
China vows closer military ties with North Korea
BEIJING (AP) — China says it is strengthening military ties with ally North Korea amid…
Sri Lanka court jails former army chief Sarath Fonseka
A court in Sri Lanka has jailed former army chief Sarath Fonseka for three years…
India minister says rural jobs funds spent on toys
Funds meant to provide work to India's rural poor have been diverted by corrupt officials…
UN warns Chinese pollution has dire health implications
Chinese people are paying for the country's heavy pollution with their health, the head of…