Africa
Militants kill second Somali lawmaker, threaten more attacks
Unidentified gunmen shot dead a Somali lawmaker in Mogadishu Tuesday, the second Somali member of parliament (MP) killed since Monday, media reported.Rebels kill hundreds of civilians in South Sudan massacre, says UN
South Sudan rebels have killed hundreds of people based on their ethnic origins and nationality after seizing the oil hub of Bentiu ...Somali lawmaker killed in car bomb in Mogadishu
A Somali lawmaker was killed when a bomb planted by Islamist militants ripped through his car in the capital Mogadishu on Monday, ...Air strike kills 13 suspected militants in central Yemen
Thirteen people, including three civilians, were killed on Saturday in a U.S. drone attack on suspected al-Qaeda rebels in the central Yemeni ...Algerians vote for new president
Algerian voters went to the polls Thursday in an election marked by questions over the incumbent president\'s health and anger over his ...Suspected Islamic gunmen kidnap 100 girls in Nigeria
Heavily armed men have kidnapped more than 100 girls from a secondary school in northeast Nigeria\'s Borno state and torched the surrounding ...South Sudan rebels order oil shutdown, battle over town
South Sudanese rebels clashed with government troops Tuesday in the key oil town of Bentiu, with the guerrillas demanding that companies end ...Bus station blast near Nigerian capital kills at least 71
A bomb at a crowded bus station on the outskirts of Abuja killed at least 71 people during Monday morning\'s rush hour, ...UN approves peacekeepers for Central African Republic
The U.N. Security Council on Thursday unanimously approved a nearly 12,000-strong U.N. peacekeeping force for Central African Republic, which has been torn ...Rwanda marks 20 years since genocide
Rwanda starts a week of official mourning today to mark the 20th anniversary of the country\'s genocide in which at least 800,000 ...