Africa
Child suicide bomber kills at least 16 in Nigeria
A bomb strapped to a girl aged around 10 years old exploded in a busy market place in the Nigerian city of ...2,000 feared killed in Boko Haram’s ‘deadliest massacre’
Hundreds of bodies — too many to count — remain strewn in the bush in Nigeria from an Islamic extremist ...Captured Uganda rebel Ongwen, one-time victim turned killer
Abducted by gunmen as a 10-year old boy on his way to school, Dominic Ongwen rose to become one of ...Boko Haram seizes military base in Nigeria
Suspected Boko Haram militants have seized a military base outside the Nigerian town of Baga near Lake Chad after engaging ...Libya Islamists abduct 20 Egypt Christians: govt source
Islamist militants have abducted 20 Egyptian Christians in Libya in recent days, a source close to the government said.New Year celebrations marked across the world
New Year\'s celebrations kicked off in New Zealand and Australia as revelers from around the world gathered Wednesday to say goodbye to ...Gunfire reported in Gambian capital as president away
Residents in the tiny West African nation of Gambia are reporting heavy gunfire near the presidential palace.Ebola returns to Europe with first case diagnosed in Britain
A healthcare worker recently back from Sierra Leone was diagnosed with Ebola on Monday by doctors in Scotland\'s largest city, ...Islamist gunmen attack African Union base in Somalia
Eight Islamist gunmen infiltrated the main African Union (AU) base in Mogadishu on Thursday and killed three peacekeepers and a ...Essebsi declares win in Tunisia election, rival contests
Veteran politician Beji Caid Essebsi declared victory in Sunday\'s presidential run-off vote, seen as the last step in Tunisia\'s shift ...