Africa
Pressure mounts on FIFA’s Blatter to resign after arrests
FIFA\'s veteran president Sepp Blatter faced angry demands to resign after US indictments and arrests of top lieutenants engulfed the football supremo ...World soccer rocked by U.S., Swiss arrests of officials for graft
A major corruption storm that engulfed FIFA sent shock waves around world football Wednesday and led to calls to suspend a vote ...Arab air strikes hit military bases in Yemen
Saudi-led air strikes hit three military bases in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Saturday and the Yemeni government in exile expressed reservations ...Gap between rich and poor widens
The gap between the rich and poor in most of the world\'s advanced economies is at record levels, according to an OECD ...Burundi capital quiet after night of heavy gunfire
The capital of Burundi was quiet but tense on Thursday after a night of heavy gunfire, particularly in the restive neighborhood of ...Nepal earthquake: death toll reaches 8,583
The number of people killed in Nepal by two major earthquakes has surpassed 8,500, making the disaster the deadliest to hit the ...Nine dead in US biker gang shooting
A shootout among rival motorcycle gangs at a popular Central Texas restaurant left nine bikers dead and 18 injured, and it sent ...Saudi-led coalition resumes airstrikes in Yemen
A Saudi Arabian-led coalition resumed air strikes against Yemen\'s Houthi militia in Aden overnight, hours after the expiry of a truce meant ...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 ...




