Politics
Egypt court sentences ex-president Mohamed Mursi to death
An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced ousted President Mohammed Mursi to death over his part in a mass prison break that took ...Boko Haram recaptures key town in northeast Nigeria
Boko Haram Islamists have recaptured the strategic town of Marte in northeastern Nigeria\'s restive Borno state, a regional official said early on ...Burundi coup ends in failure, leaders arrested
An attempt to overthrow Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza ended in failure on Friday as coup leaders admitted defeat and were arrested or ...Nearly 800 migrants reach land in Indonesia, others sent back to sea
Nearly 800 "boat people" were brought ashore in Indonesia on Friday but other vessels crammed with migrants were sent back to sea ...Ukraine appoints US senator McCain presidential aide
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has appointed John McCain, a hawkish US senator who has pressed Washington to send lethal weapons to war-torn ...Burundi president loyalists say coup failed amid sporadic shooting
The head of Burundi\'s army said on Thursday that an attempted coup had failed and forces loyal to President Pierre Nkurunziza were ...Clashes erupt after Burundi coup attempt
Heavy fighting between rival Burundian troops erupted in the capital on Thursday, the day after a top general launched a coup to ...Top Burundi general launches coup attempt against president
A top Burundian general launched a coup attempt against President Pierre Nkurunziza on Wednesday, capping weeks of increasingly violent protests against the ...Scores of Russian soldiers killed in east Ukraine
Moscow spent more than 53 billion rubles ($1.04 billion) supplying a separatist rebellion in east Ukraine and at least 220 Russian soldiers ...Central African Republic militias agree to disarmament deal
Rival armed groups in Central African Republic on Sunday agreed to a peace accord requiring them to disarm and potentially face justice ...