Africa
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 ...23 killed in suicide bombings on Chad police
Twenty-three people were killed on Monday in suicide bombings targeting police in the Chadian capital that the government said was the work ...World leaders accused of shameful failure over refugee crisis
Rights group Amnesty International on Monday slammed world leaders for "condemning millions of refugees to an unbearable existence" and demanded they work ...Algerian jihadist Mokhtar Belmokhtar killed in US air strike
A veteran Islamist militant blamed for masterminding an Algerian gasfield attack and running smuggling routes across North Africa, has been killed in ...Child sacrifice for wealth and power in Uganda
Kanani and Sylvia, brother and sister aged nine and eight, were grazing the family cattle in rural Uganda when they were approached ...Morocco arrests 57 in cash-for-answers exam scandal
Dozens of people have been arrested in Morocco for selling answers to high school leaving exams in a racket that even saw ...Woman gives birth after transplant of ovarian tissue
A woman who had ovarian tissue removed and frozen during childhood has given birth to a baby after the tissue was successfully ...UN accuses Eritrea of crimes against humanity
Eritrea\'s government is responsible for systematic and widespread human rights abuses on an almost unprecedented scale, driving some 5,000 Eritreans to flee ...G7 leaders agree to strive for low-carbon economy
Group of Seven leaders agreed on Monday to wean their economies off carbon fuels and supported a global goal for reducing greenhouse ...Turkey AKP loses absolute majority in parliament
A senior official from Turkey\'s ruling AK Party said on Sunday initial parliamentary election results suggested the party may be forced to ...




