Africa
Sierra Leone war-time leader Ahmad Tejan Kabbah dies
Sierra Leone\'s former president Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, who is widely credited with ending an 11-year civil war, has died after a long ...Ousted Libyan PM flees to Europe despite travel ban
Libya\'s former Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has left the country despite a travel ban, reports say.UN says tens of thousands flee fighting in Darfur
The United Nations says attacks in Sudan\'s long-troubled Darfur region have forced more than 45,000 people to flee their homes.42 African migrants drown off Yemen coast
Forty-two African migrants have drowned when their boat capsized off the coast of Yemen, according to officials.Climate change could mean more malaria in Africa, South America
British and American researchers predict that global warming could mean the spread of the deadly disease malaria to places where it is ...Ukraine beats United States in soccer exhibition
In a friendly international match, Ukraine has defeated the U.S. Soccer team, 2-0.Al-Shabaab executes three men for spying
Somali militant group al-Shabab says it has executed three men who it accused of spying for U.S. or Somali government intelligence agencies.UN proposes 12,000-strong force for Central African Republic
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is proposing a nearly 12,000-strong peacekeeping force for the Central African Republic, where sectarian violence is spinning ...World Bank holds up Uganda loan over anti-gay law
The World Bank on Thursday said it postponed a $90 million loan to Uganda\'s health system over a law that toughened punishment ...Suspected Islamist militants kill dozens of students in Nigeria
Suspected Islamic extremists killed more than 30 students Tuesday in northern Nigeria in an attack the president calls "heinous, brutal and mindless."




