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Ethiopian bloggers, journalists handed 'terrorism' charges A group of Ethiopian bloggers and journalists detained for nearly three months have been charged with terrorism for having links to an outlawed group and for planning attacks, a judge said.

19 July 2014

Malawi says arson possible in ballot box fire Malawi's electoral commission has said arson cannot be ruled out in a warehouse fire that destroyed ballot boxes containing votes from a disputed election just days after a court ordered a recount.

19 July 2014

Morsi's fugitive son arrested at Egypt train station A son of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi, who was sentenced to a year in prison for possession and use of hashish, was arrested early Friday at a train station south of Cairo, security officials said.

18 July 2014

World to celebrate 1st Mandela Day since icon's death People around the world will celebrate "Mandela Day" Friday for the first time since the iconic South African leader's death by doing good deeds on what would have been his 96th birthday.

18 July 2014

Chinese leader seeks to woo Latin America Chinese President Xi Jinping presses a charm offensive with Latin American leaders on Thursday, highlighting Beijing's growing interest in a resource-rich region traditionally considered the backyard of the United States.

17 July 2014

Attack on mountain posts kills 14 Tunisia soldiers Assailants killed 14 Tunisian soldiers in an attack on two posts near the border with Algeria, where the army has been waging a crackdown on jihadists, the government said.

17 July 2014

US sentences British men over Taliban support A US judge sentenced two British men to a combined total of 20.5 years in prison Wednesday for conspiring to provide and for providing equipment and personnel to the Taliban.

17 July 2014

Taliban attack Kabul airport as Afghan poll audit starts Explosions and gunfire rang out after the Taliban Thursday attacked Kabul airport in the militants' latest brazen attempt to steal the initiative with the country in the grip of a presidential power struggle.

17 July 2014

Almost 7 million need aid in Sudan: UN Worsening conflict in Darfur and an influx of people fleeing war in South Sudan helped push to almost seven million the number needing aid in Sudan, the UN said.

17 July 2014

25 injured as Hong Kong-bound jet hits turbulence Twenty-five people were injured when a passenger jet from South Africa to Hong Kong hit turbulence on Wednesday, police said, with two men seriously hurt and hospitalised in the southern Chinese city.

16 July 2014

New Israeli strikes raise Gaza toll above 200: medics New Israeli air and tank strikes in Gaza early Wednesday killed several people, medics said, bringing the death toll from Israel's operation in the besieged Palestinian territory to 204.

16 July 2014

BRICS create development bank, 'mini-IMF' The BRICS group of emerging powers created a Shanghai-based development bank and a reserve fund seen as alternatives to Western-led institutions.

16 July 2014

Kerry hunkering down for Iran nuclear talks US Secretary of State John Kerry was to meet again Monday with his Iranian counterpart seeking to narrow serious gaps blocking a historic nuclear deal with a deadline just days away.

14 July 2014

Clashes in Paris as thousands march against Israel offensive Clashes erupted in Paris on Sunday as thousands of people protested against Israel and in support of residents in the Gaza Strip, where a six-day conflict has left 168 Palestinians dead.

14 July 2014

Business tycoon shot dead in Kenya coastal city A prominent Kenyan businessman was shot dead in Kenya's port city of Mombasa late Friday, police and eyewitnesses said.

12 July 2014

Iraq Kurds claim oilfields as bombings kill 28 Iraq's Kurdish region claimed disputed northern oilfields on Friday in another blow to efforts to forge a united front against a jihadist-led onslaught, as twin bombings killed 28 people.

12 July 2014

Ivory Coast rainy season death toll reaches 39 Flooding and landslides during the Ivory Coast's rainy season have killed 39 people over the last month, officials said.

12 July 2014

Casablanca buildings collapse kills 4, injures 55 At least four people including a 10-year-old child died and 55 others were injured when three residential buildings collapsed in Casablanca, Morocco's largest city, the authorities said.

12 July 2014

Gaza toll at 118 in day five of Israeli strikes Thirteen Palestinians have been killed in Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip early Saturday, bringing the toll on the fifth day of violence to 118, medics said.

12 July 2014

Northern Israel hit by rocket from Lebanon: army A rocket fired from Lebanon struck northern Israel early Friday, causing troops to hit back with artillery fire over the border, the Israeli army said.

11 July 2014

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