KANO (Reuters) - Nigerian police have arrested 14 suspected members of an Islamist sect and seized…
Blast in Kenya refugee camp kills policeman
GARISSA, Kenya (Reuters) - A suspected remote-controlled bomb in Kenya's Dadaab refugee complex near the border…
Egypt clashes move into 4th day, US worried
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian security forces fought opponents of army rule in Cairo for a fourth…
Philippines storm triggers deadly flash floods
Flash floods sparked by a tropical storm in the southern Philippines have killed at least…
Kazakh oil strike: 10 dead in Zhanaozen clashes
At least 10 people have been killed as striking oil workers clashed with government forces…
Bangladesh man ‘admits’ cutting off wife’s fingers
Human rights groups in Bangladesh have demanded a severe punishment for the husband of a…
Eviction order for Burma monk Shwe Nya War Sayardaw
A senior Burmese monk has been ordered to leave his monastery in Rangoon because of…
Japan PM declares ‘cold shutdown’ at Fukushima
Engineers have brought the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to a "cold shutdown condition", nine months…
Ghana to build second international airport
Ghana’s government has initiated the process of constructing an ultra-modern airport in Tamale, 658 kms…
2.7 million S.Sudanese to need food aid in 2012: UN
JUBA (Reuters) - Around 2.7 million people in South Sudan will require food aid from next…