Africa
Two burned alive in Zambia anti-foreigner riots
At least two people have been burned to death in Zambia during riots targeting Rwandan-owned shops over allegations that foreigners were behind ...Death toll tops 200 in cross-border Ethiopia raid
More than 200 people were killed and over 100 children abducted by armed men from South Sudan in a cross-border raid into ...Malawi president declares national disaster after drought
Malawian President Peter Mutharika on Wednesday declared a state of national disaster due to food shortages caused by drought, in the latest ...Fear spreads as Boko Haram child suicide bombings surge in West Africa
The number of children used by Nigeria\'s Boko Haram to stage suicide bombings has risen more than 10-fold in one of the ...Darfur votes on status in referendum boycotted by rebels
Sudan\'s war-scarred Darfur region voted Monday in the first day of a referendum on its future status despite international criticism, a rebel ...More than 30,000 displaced in Congo left without aid: agency
More than 30,000 people displaced by fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have been cut off from aid because of ...Worldwide executions highest since 1989: Amnesty
The number of known executions worldwide went up by more than 50 percent last year to at least 1,634, the highest figure ...International Criminal Court throws out charges against Kenyan deputy president
War crimes judges on Tuesday dropped charges of crimes against humanity against Kenya\'s Deputy President William Ruto over his alleged role in ...Up to 400,000 in Sudan may need food aid due to El Nino: WFP
Some 400,000 people in Sudan could need food aid because of poor rains caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon, a UN ...World leaders urge action on nuclear security, terror
World leaders declared progress in safeguarding nuclear materials sought by terrorists and wayward nations, even as President Barack Obama acknowledged the task ...




