Africa
Obama calls for peace as Hagel orders US support in Central African Republic mission
U.S. President Barack Obama has urged the people of the Central African Republic to remain calm amid mounting sectarian violence.French troops arrive in Central African Republic amid violence
French troops received a triumphant welcome Saturday on the streets of Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic, as warplanes and helicopters ...Dozens killed in north Kenya inter-ethnic fighting
Kenyan officials and relief workers say fresh clashes erupted between rival ethnic groups in the country\'s north on Saturday, a day after ...World leaders react to the passing of Mandela
Minutes after news of the passing away of former South African president Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, tributes and speeches started streaming in.Nelson Mandela dies at age 95
Former South African President Nelson Mandela died peacefully at his Johannesburg home on Thursday after a prolonged lung infection. He was 95.South Africa and world mourn Nelson Mandela
South Africans are mourning the death of anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela, the country\'s first black president, who died Thursday at the age ...French reinforcements arrive in CAR capital
The French defense minister says troop reinforcements have begun arriving in the Central African Republic, after reports that around 100 people were ...Cuba closes privately owned movie theaters, video arcades
Cuba closed dozens of home-based movie theaters on Saturday and reaffirmed its plans to end the private sale of imported goods as ...Battles rage around Syria chemical weapons sites
International inspectors in Syria have visited three of the 20 sites linked to the country\'s chemical weapons programme, as anti-government activist groups ...Malawi president dissolves cabinet in response to graft scandal
Malawi President Joyce Banda dissolved the cabinet on Thursday after police arrested several junior officials in her government in recent weeks on ...




