Africa
Fighting spreads in South Sudan as fears grow of civil war
South Sudan\'s government said on Sunday rebels had seized the capital of a key oil-producing region and fears grew of all-out ethnic ...Ugandan parliament passes anti-homosexuality law
Uganda\'s parliament has passed a bill that would make some homosexual acts punishable by life in prison.South Sudan president ready to talk as clashes spread
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir says he is willing to hold talks with the former vice president he accuses of leading a ...S Sudan declares curfew after troops clash
South Sudan\'s President Salva Kiir declared an overnight curfew in the capital after the government foiled what he called an attempted coup.Nelson Mandela buried at Qunu ancestral home
Former South African president and anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela was laid to rest in his home village Sunday.Hollande visits CAR after two French troops killed
French President Francois Hollande arrived in the Central African Republic Tuesday, just hours after two French soldiers were killed in overnight fighting.World marks international Human Rights Day
Countries around the world are marking International Human Rights Day.South Africans, world leaders pay tribute to Mandela at memorial service
More than 60,000 people gathered in Johannesburg Tuesday for a memorial service to honor late South African President Nelson Mandela.French soldiers killed in Central African Republic
France confirmed that two of its soldiers have been killed in the Central African Republic, where they have been working to end ...World leaders gather in South Africa for Mandela memorial
Leaders from around the world will pay tribute at Tuesday\'s memorial service for Nelson Mandela, the South African anti-apartheid leader who died ...




