Africa
Several killed as gunmen attack Tunisia tourist hotel
A man pulled a gun hidden inside a beach umbrella and opened fire at a packed holiday resort Friday, massacring 39 people ...Burundi vice president flees, calls on president to quit
One of Burundi\'s vice presidents has fled the country and sought refuge in Belgium after urging the president to step down, days ...Suspected Boko Haram attacks kill 40 in Nigeria
About 40 people have been killed by suspected Boko Haram militants who torched houses and shot people as they fled in two ...30 killed near Nigerian mosque by girl suicide bombers
Two girls blew themselves up on Monday near a crowded mosque in northeast Nigeria\'s biggest city, killing about 30 people, witnesses said.Chad bans Islamic face veil after suicide bombings
Chad\'s decision to ban women from wearing the Islamic veil, which came two days after bloody suicide bombings hit the capital, has ...Malian rebels sign landmark peace deal with government
Mali\'s Tuareg-led rebel alliance signed a landmark deal on Saturday to end years of unrest in a nation riven by ethnic divisions ...UN says South Sudan children raped, castrated, thrown into fires
Warring forces in South Sudan have carried out horrific crimes against children, including castration, rape and tying them together before slitting their ...Chad warplanes bomb Boko Haram after attacks
Chad said Thursday its warplanes bombed Boko Haram positions in neighbouring Nigeria to avenge twin suicide bombings in the capital this week ...Al-Qaeda in Yemen confirms leader killed in drone strike
Al-Qaeda in Yemen confirmed the death of its leader Nasir al-Wuhayshi, number two in the global jihadist organisation, in a US drone ...Bodies of 30 more migrants found in Sahara
The remains of 30 migrants who died crossing the Sahara have been found in Niger, the International Organization for Migration said Tuesday, ...




