Africa
French aid worker kidnapped in Mali
A Frenchwoman who runs an aid group has been kidnapped in Mali\'s restive north, the French foreign ministry confirmed on Sunday.Libyan plane hijacked, lands in Malta
A man who said he was armed with a grenade hijacked a Libyan plane which landed on Malta Friday with 118 people ...Deadly protests in DR Congo as Kabila clings to office
At least 11 people died as gunfire erupted during protests on Tuesday in Democratic Republic of Congo against longtime President Joseph Kabila, ...Search for HIV vaccine resumes with test in South Africa
The latest attempt in the long, frustrating search for a vaccine against HIV began in South Africa on Wednesday, as scientists test ...Ugandan king charged with murder after fighting kills 87
Ugandan prosecutors charged a tribal king with murder Tuesday, accusing him of backing a separatist militia in his kingdom where weekend fighting ...1,400 saved in Med as Italy sees record migrant arrivals
Rescuers saved some 1,400 migrants off the coast of Libya on Monday as Italy announced a record number of people arriving this ...Donors pledge 2 billion euros for Central African Republic
International donors promised 2.06 billion euros ($2.2 billion)for the Central African Republic on Thursday, seeking to cement a recovery from three years ...UN warns of mass atrocities in South Sudan
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is warning of a "very real risk of mass atrocities" in South Sudan and that peacekeepers deployed in ...Hundreds of Boko Haram fighters surrender in Chad
Hundreds of Boko Haram fighters and their families have surrendered in Chad in the past month, security and U.N. sources said, in ...Tragedy on Mediterranean for migrants forced to sail at gunpoint
At least 110 migrants are feared drowned after they were forced at gunpoint to set sail from Libya, while many more may ...