Africa
Hunger on the rise worldwide as 821 million affected, says UN
More than 821 million people suffered from hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition worldwide last year, the United Nations reported -- the third ...Mali PM vows heightened security in restive central region
Mali Prime Minister Boubou Cisse ended a five-day tour of the restive central region where he has vowed to beef up security, ...Both sides in Sudan political crisis hail power-sharing deal
Sudan\'s ruling military council and its pro-democracy movement both welcomed a new power-sharing agreement reached Friday, raising hopes that the deal would ...Sudan protesters resume talks with army over transition
Sudan\'s pro-democracy movement resumed talks with the ruling military council over a transfer of power to civilian rule, a protest leader said, ...Troops deploy as Sudan braces for mass protest
Troops deployed in Sudan\'s capital ahead of a planned mass protest against the country\'s ruling generals, amid international calls for restraint to ...Papua New Guinea volcanic eruptions force 15,000 from their homes
Volcanic eruptions in Papua New Guinea (PNG) have forced 15,000 villagers in the country\'s northeast to flee their homes, aid agencies said.Sudan generals say AU, Ethiopian plan basis for talks with protesters
Sudan\'s ruling generals said that a new, joint proposal drafted by Ethiopia and the African Union could be a base to resume ...Army chief and regional leader killed in Ethiopia
Ethiopia\'s army chief and a top local leader have been shot dead during an attempt to overthrow a regional government in northern ...Central African Republic is worst country for food insecurity: WFP
About 40 percent of the population of the perennially unstable Central African Republic faces acute food insecurity, the World Food Programme.30 killed in triple suicide bombing in NE Nigeria
Thirty people were killed late Sunday in a triple suicide bombing in northeast Nigeria, emergency services reported, in an attack bearing the ...




