Africa
FIFA group calls for November-December World Cup in Qatar
A FIFA World Cup task force on Tuesday called for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to be shortened and held in ...Young girl suicide bomber kills seven in Nigeria
A girl thought to be as young as seven killed herself and seven others in a suicide bombing in northeast Nigeria on ...Qatar recalls ambassador from Egypt over Libya strikes
Qatar has recalled its ambassador to Egypt, the state news agency QNA said late on Wednesday, in a dispute over Egyptian air ...Libya and Egypt ask UN to lift arms embargo to fight Islamic State
Libya and Egypt asked the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday to lift an arms embargo on Libya, impose a naval blockade ...Tunisia militants kill four police in checkpoint attack
Around 20 Islamist militants attacked a checkpoint in Algeria\'s central Kasserine region, killing four police officers and stealing their weapons, the government ...Italy warns world time running out to address IS threat in Libya
Italy on Wednesday issued its strongest warning yet about the danger of the Islamic State group establishing a stronghold in Libya that ...British aid worker shot dead in South Sudan
A British aid worker in war-torn South Sudan was shot dead late Tuesday in the capital Juba, the government said.Female suicide bomber kills 10 in Nigerian bus station
A female suicide bomber blew herself up at a crowded bus station in the northeast Nigerian city of Damaturu on Sunday, killing ...Boko Haram launches first attack on Chadian village
Boko Haram fighters attacked a Chadian village overnight, killing several people including a local chief, in the first known lethal attack by ...Sudanese forces rape 221 women, girls in mass attack
Sudanese army troops raped at least 221 women and girls in a Darfur village in a series of organized, house-to-house attacks last ...