Africa
At least 40 migrants die in Mediterranean
At least 40 migrants died after apparently getting trapped and suffocating in the water-logged hold of a fishing boat in the Mediterranean, ...South Sudan government suspends peace talks after rebel split
South Sudan\'s government said Friday it was pulling out of peace talks to end a 20-month long civil war after rebel forces ...Asylum seeker found in plane hold at Stockholm airport
An Ethiopian asylum seeker who stowed away aboard a flight from Addis Ababa to Sweden was found safe and sound Friday in ...South Sudan rebels split, reject peace efforts
A top South Sudan rebel general said Tuesday that he and other powerful commanders had split from their chief Riek Machar, rejecting ...Chasing fair skin, Ivorians ignore whitening cream ban
At just 26, Fatou\'s skin is marbled from layer on layer of whitening cream. Some even call her a "salamander" woman after ...Twelve killed in Mali hotel siege
Twelve people including a South African and another foreigner were killed in a hostage siege at a hotel in central Mali that ...Mediators urge South Sudan to let opposition figure join talks
Mediators in South Sudan\'s troubled peace talks urged the government on Friday to let a prominent opposition figure join the negotiations, after ...South Sudan peace talk begins in Addis Ababa
South Sudan\'s rival forces began peace talks on Thursday, as international pressure mounts ahead of an August 17 deadline to strike a ...Nigeria on alert for massive flooding
Nigeria on Thursday warned tens of thousands of people living along one of its main rivers to expect massive flooding as neighbouring ...Hundreds of migrants feared dead after overcrowded boat capsizes off Libyan coast
Hundreds of migrants attempting the perilous journey across the Mediterranean were feared to have drowned Wednesday after their overcrowded fishing boat capsized ...