Africa
Burundi president makes first official appearance since coup attempt
Burundi\'s President Pierre Nkurunziza on Sunday made his first official appearance since an attempted coup against him this week, AFP reporters said.Boko Haram recaptures key town in northeast Nigeria
Boko Haram Islamists have recaptured the strategic town of Marte in northeastern Nigeria\'s restive Borno state, a regional official said early on ...Nigeria shuts down restaurant serving human meat
Hotel restaurant in Anambra, Nigeria has been shuttered by authorities for serving human flesh. According to the BBC, suspicious residents told police ...Militiamen rape 127 women in east Congo town
Armed men raped 127 women earlier this month during a raid on a town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo\'s South Kivu ...Burundi coup ends in failure, leaders arrested
An attempt to overthrow Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza ended in failure on Friday as coup leaders admitted defeat and were arrested or ...Canada, USA reach semi-finals at worlds
Canada swept aside Belarus 9-0 as Dallas forward Tyler Seguin helped himself to a hat-trick in the ice hockey world championship quarter-finals ...Ukraine appoints US senator McCain presidential aide
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has appointed John McCain, a hawkish US senator who has pressed Washington to send lethal weapons to war-torn ...Burundi president loyalists say coup failed amid sporadic shooting
The head of Burundi\'s army said on Thursday that an attempted coup had failed and forces loyal to President Pierre Nkurunziza were ...Clashes erupt after Burundi coup attempt
Heavy fighting between rival Burundian troops erupted in the capital on Thursday, the day after a top general launched a coup to ...Top Burundi general launches coup attempt against president
A top Burundian general launched a coup attempt against President Pierre Nkurunziza on Wednesday, capping weeks of increasingly violent protests against the ...




