Africa
Heavy gunfire as Libyan parliament stormed
Clashes have erupted outside the Libyan parliament in the capital, Tripoli, in an attack being claimed by forces loyal to a retired ...24 killed as Libyan forces battle militias in east
The clashes underline the fragile security situation in the country. Libyan irregular forces backed by helicopters on Friday clashed with former rebel ...At least 10 killed in explosions in Kenya
At least 10 people have been killed and more than 70 injured in two explosions in a busy Nairobi market place, according ...Pregnant Sudanese woman sentenced to death for apostasy
A pregnant Sudanese woman who refused to renounce her Christianity was sentenced to death by hanging Thursday in a Khartoum court, provoking ...South African judge orders Oscar Pistorius to undergo psychiatric tests
The judge in Oscar Pistorius\' murder trial ordered the athlete on Wednesday to undergo a psychiatric evaluation after a witness testified the ...French journalist killed in the Central African Republic
The French president\'s office said Tuesday the body of Camille Lepage was found by French peacekeepers in a vehicle they stopped that ...US surveillance aircraft deployed to search for Nigerian girls taken by Boko Haram
The United States said it is flying "manned" missions over Nigeria in search of over 200 abducted schoolgirls, after the Lagos government ...UN chief calls for 30-day truce in South Sudan
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday raised the possibility of a "special tribunal" to try those responsible for abuses in South ...African migrant boat sinks off Italian coast
At least 14 people were killed when a ship carrying migrants sank about 100 miles off southern Italy Monday, the state-run ANSA ...Missing Nigeria schoolgirls shown in new Boko Haram video
Boko Haram has released a new video claiming to show the missing Nigerian schoolgirls who were abducted last month, alleging they had ...




