Africa
World leaders in Paris for climate-rescue summit
World leaders launched a whirlwind day of talks in the French capital on Monday aimed at forging an elusive agreement to stave ...At least 12 killed in attack by Ugandan rebels in eastern DR Congo
At least 12 people have been killed in an overnight attack blamed on Ugandan rebels in the restive east of the Democratic ...HIV drug stocks not reaching African patients: report
Efforts to get lifesaving antiretrovial drugs to HIV-positive patients in many sub-Saharan African countries are routinely failing at "the last mile", an ...Paris climate activists plan human chain on global day of action
Activists plan to join arms and form a "human chain" in Paris on Sunday to urge action on global warming, in a ...16,000 children in South Sudan forced into conflict since 2013
Up to 16,000 children have been forced to join the fighting in South Sudan since the start of a civil conflict in ...21 die in Nigeria Shiite Muslim march suicide attack
At least 21 people were killed on Friday when a suicide bomber blew himself up in the crowds at a Shia Muslim ...Pope says Christian-Muslim dialogue ‘essential’ for peace
Pope Francis told Christian and Muslim leaders in Kenya on Thursday that they have little choice but to engage in dialogue to ...At least 11 dead in attack on Tunisia military bus
At least 11 people were killed on Tuesday after an explosion hit a bus carrying Tunisian presidential guards along a major street ...Sudan peace talks break without deal: African Union
Peace talks between Sudan\'s government and rebels have adjourned without a deal after a week of negotiations in Ethiopia, African Union mediators ...Fire kills 18 migrants at Algeria camp
A fire broke out Tuesday at a camp for African migrants in Algeria, killing 18 people and injuring another 43, emergency services ...