Chinese bank lends Niger $1 billion: ministerNiger has accepted a controversial $1 billion loan from the Export-Import Bank of China (China Exim Bank) to finance development projects.
Ancient past challenges modern teaching in 'cradle of mankind'In Kenya's national museum, wide-eyed school children gaze at blackened skeletons of long gone ancestors, 1.5 million-year-old remains that provide key lessons today for modern teachers of mankind's origin.
30 October 2013
Obama, Netanyahu discuss IranUS President Barack Obama spoke to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about Iran, a day after the Israeli leader warned Tehran could convert uranium into weapons-grade material within weeks.
29 October 2013
Oil-rich Kuwait warns welfare state unsustainableOil-rich Kuwait said Monday that the generous cradle-to-grave welfare system provided to its 1.2 million citizens was "unsustainable" and it was time for change.
29 October 2013
Peace envoy heads for Syria, Russia slams rebel threatsUN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi headed for Damascus to seek support for a Syria peace conference, as Russia slammed rebels for threatening those planning to attend the so-called Geneva II talks.
Turkey fulfils sultan's dream with opening of Bosphorus rail tunnelTurkey will on Tuesday unveil the world's first sea tunnel connecting two continents, fulfilling a sultan's dream 150 years ago, but also fuelling recent anti-government sentiment for such mega projects.
28 October 2013
Saudi braces for 'open driving campaign' by womenSaudi Arabia was braced for possible protests Saturday after women activists declared an "open driving campaign" against the deeply conservative kingdom's ban on women behind the wheel.
27 October 2013
Car bomb kills 40 as fears mount for trapped SyriansA car bomb outside a mosque near Damascus killed at least 40 people on Friday, an NGO said, as a top UN official expressed mounting concern over hundreds of thousands of trapped civilians.
26 October 2013
Madagascar vote results trickle inMadagascar began announcing results in dribs and drabs Saturday after its first post-coup presidential elections, with only 52 polling stations out of 20,001 reported in the morning.
26 October 2013
Nigeria says killed 95 Boko Haram fightersNigeria's army said Friday it had killed 95 suspected Boko Haram fighters in raids in the country's northeast, as gunmen from the Islamist group battled security forces in a neighbouring area.
26 October 2013
Pakistan makes UN call for end to US drone strikesPakistan on Friday renewed demands for an end to US drone strikes on its territory as two UN experts called for greater transparency in the use of the weapons.
26 October 2013
Johannesburg opens museum of African designA museum of African design opened in a renovated Johannesburg warehouse Thursday, promising to showcase work by the continent's finest contemporary artists.
26 October 2013
Madagascar hopes post-coup presidential vote will end crisisPoverty-wracked Madagascar began voting Friday in long-delayed presidential elections meant to restore democracy and pull the country out of the crisis it plunged into after a 2009 coup.
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