Africa
Ethiopia warns Eritrea after border clash
Arch-rivals Ethiopia and Eritrea traded blame Tuesday for one of the fiercest border clashes since a 1998-2000 war, with Addis Ababa warning ...African force in Somalia says kills 110 militants when its base raided
The African Union AMISOM force fighting in Somalia said on Thursday its troops repelled an attack on one of its bases by ...Rebels kidnap dozens of civilians in DR Congo
Nearly 100 people have been kidnapped in northeast DR Congo during an attack blamed on Uganda\'s rebel Lord\'s Resistance Army, the United ...South Sudan resumes talks with Sudan on independence issues
South Sudan resumed talks with Sudan on Sunday on a raft of thorny issues, including borders and oil revenues, still outstanding from ...UN seeks 2,500 extra peacekeepers for Mali
The United Nations is seeking 2,500 extra troops and police to shore up its peacekeeping operations in Mali, one of its most ...UN ends sanctions on Liberia
The last remaining United Nations sanctions on Liberia were lifted on Wednesday in a decision the United States called a tangible sign ...Fresh hopes for Chibok girls as rescued student meets Buhari
The first of 219 abducted Chibok schoolgirls to be found after more than two years in Boko Haram captivity on Thursday met ...Chibok girl kidnapped by Boko Haram found pregnant in Nigeria
One of 219 schoolgirls held hostage by Boko Haram for more than two years has been found, the military and activists said ...Earthlings watch as tiny Mercury sails past the sun
Tiny Mercury, the solar system\'s innermost planet, sailed across the face of the sun on Monday, a celestial dance that occurs about ...Rebels kill at least 17 civilians in eastern Congo
A Congo rights group that tracks rebel violence says that at least 17 civilians have been killed in the country\'s east.