Africa
Mob kills woman over suicide bombing scare in Nigeria
A mob in the northeast Nigerian city of Bauchi on Sunday beat a woman to death and burnt her body over suspicion ...Mali signs peace deal, rebels want more time for consultation
The Malian government signed a peace agreement with some northern armed groups on Sunday but the main Tuareg rebel alliance asked for ...Barack Obama nominates first envoy to Somalia since 1991
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday nominated America\'s first ambassador to Somalia since 1991, when ties soured as rival warlords took over ...FIFA group calls for November-December World Cup in Qatar
A FIFA World Cup task force on Tuesday called for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to be shortened and held in ...Young girl suicide bomber kills seven in Nigeria
A girl thought to be as young as seven killed herself and seven others in a suicide bombing in northeast Nigeria on ...Qatar recalls ambassador from Egypt over Libya strikes
Qatar has recalled its ambassador to Egypt, the state news agency QNA said late on Wednesday, in a dispute over Egyptian air ...Libya and Egypt ask UN to lift arms embargo to fight Islamic State
Libya and Egypt asked the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday to lift an arms embargo on Libya, impose a naval blockade ...Tunisia militants kill four police in checkpoint attack
Around 20 Islamist militants attacked a checkpoint in Algeria\'s central Kasserine region, killing four police officers and stealing their weapons, the government ...Italy warns world time running out to address IS threat in Libya
Italy on Wednesday issued its strongest warning yet about the danger of the Islamic State group establishing a stronghold in Libya that ...British aid worker shot dead in South Sudan
A British aid worker in war-torn South Sudan was shot dead late Tuesday in the capital Juba, the government said.




