Africa
Morocco teenagers arrested after posting kissing photo on Facebook
Moroccan police have arrested a teenage boy and girl for posting a photo on Facebook of them kissing, with the incident provoking ...Italy mourns Lampedusa boat victims
Italy on Friday mourned the 300 African asylum-seekers feared dead in the worst ever Mediterranean refugee disaster, as debate raged over Europe\'s ...Lionel Messi absence no boost for Celtic
Celtic manager Neil Lennon insists his side are still heavy underdogs despite Lionel Messi\'s absence from Tuesday\'s Champions League clash against Barcelona.Africans say growth has not improved their lives
Improved economic growth over the past decade in Africa has failed to reduce poverty in a majority of countries on the continent, ...Tuareg separatists, Malian army clash in northern town
Tuareg separatists and Malian soldiers have exchanged fire in the northern town of Kidal, residents and the regional governor said, in a ...Students killed in Nigeria college attack
Gunmen killed at least 42 people on Sunday in an attack on a college in northeast Nigeria, a Reuters witness said, in ...42 dead, 100 missing in Nigeria river boat accident
A boat has sunk on the River Niger in central Nigeria, leaving at least 42 people dead, officials say. Rescue teams are ...Sudanese police open fire on fuel protesters
Sudanese security forces have opened fire on demonstrators, killing at least four, as thousands marched through the streets of the capital in ...Interpol issues warrant for British terror widow
Interpol issued a wanted persons alert at Kenya\'s request on Thursday for Samantha Lewthwaite, a British citizen dubbed the "White Widow", without ...Deadly Sudan protests over cut in fuel subsidies
Violent protests against the Sudanese government\'s decision to scrap fuel subsidies raged into a third day Wednesday as public transport ground to ...