Africa
Suspected Islamist gunmen hold hostages at hotel in Burkina capital
Security forces battled suspected Islamist fighters who were holding hostages at hotel used by foreigners in Burkina Faso\'s capital on Friday, gendarmes ...Al-Shabab attack African Union base in Somalia
Somalia\'s Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab militants stormed an African Union base Friday, the Somali army said, with witnesses reporting several dead.New Ebola death in Sierra Leone as WHO says epidemic over
Tropical disease experts in Sierra Leone scrambled Friday to investigate a new suspected death from Ebola announced just hours after west Africa ...WHO declares Ebola outbreak over
The world breathed a sigh of relief Thursday as a two-year Ebola epidemic that killed 11,000 and triggered a global health alert ...Thousands of civilians flee violence in South Sudan state
The United Nations refugee agency says a rise in fighting in a once-peaceful part of South Sudan has forced tens of thousands ...South Sudan leader names rebels to parliament, agrees power-sharing deal
South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Friday named 50 lawmakers from the rebel movement and agreed to share ministerial posts with his ...Burundi government says will not join peace talks
Burundi\'s government will not take part in peace talks with the opposition scheduled for Wednesday, a senior official said, casting fresh doubt ...World welcomes New Year despite terror fears
New Year\'s Eve kicked off in Sydney, but tightened security muted revelries in Europe with Brussels scrapping celebrations and fireworks cancelled in ...Central African Republic votes in election to restore democracy
The Central African Republic votes Wednesday in presidential polls, in which all leading candidates have vowed to reunite a nation torn and ...South Sudan president creates 28 new states, threat to peace
South Sudan\'s President Salva Kiir made a Christmas Eve decree dissolving the nation\'s 10 states and creating 28 new ones, a move ...