Bujumbura, Burundi--An aide to Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza on Thursday called for "a frank and constructive dialogue" with the opposition, who have driven...
Bujumbura, Burundi--An aide to Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza on Thursday called for "a frank and constructive dialogue" with the opposition, who have driven...
Ankara--Turkish police detained a young French woman who crossed back into Turkey after joining Islamic State (IS) jihadists in neighbouring Syria, a security...
Sanaa--Warplanes from the Saudi-led coalition pounded rebel positions in central Yemen on Thursday as air raids intensified amid attempts to revive UN-proposed talks...
Niamey--Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou, facing a fragmented opposition, has said he wants to ensure next year's presidential and parliamentary elections are "transparent". Issoufou's...
Paris--France faces a unique challenge as it moves to save nuclear reactor manufacturer Areva and salvage one of its world-class industries and jobs,...
Kigali--Rwanda's Green Party, the country's tiny but main opposition, said Thursday it was challenging moves to change the constitution to allow strongman and...
Bangkok--Thailand's military rulers Thursday banned a panel discussion exploring rights abuses alleged to have taken place during the junta's one-year rule. Thai Lawyers...
Tehran--Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called Thursday for unity in the Muslim world in order to counter "oppression" from the West, on...
Accra--More than 70 people were killed in a fire at a petrol station in Ghana's capital, Accra, as they sought shelter from heavy...
Munich, Germany--Thousands of protesters were expected to rally in the southern German state of Bavaria Thursday against a G7 summit starting at the...
Berlin--US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel plan bilateral talks and a meeting with Bavarian small town residents Sunday ahead of...
Cairo--An Egyptian appeals court will retry former president Hosni Mubarak over the deaths of hundreds of protesters during the 2011 uprising, after annulling...
Beirut--Islamic State group jihadists, emboldened by a string of battlefield victories, advanced Thursday to the gates of the Syrian city of Hasakeh after...
Paris--Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing opposition party held an internal meeting Thursday on the "question of Islam" in France, boycotted by Muslim groups who warned...
Kano, Nigeria--The death toll from a blast in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri has risen to 18, a civilian vigilante assisting the...
Baghdad--Iraqi security forces used anti-tank missiles to repel suicide bombers driving explosives-rigged vehicles who attacked two military bases west of Baghdad, an army...
Jianli, China--Distraught and angry relatives rushed to the site of a capsized cruise ship in China on Thursday seeking news of their loved...
Dar es Salaam--Eight people appeared in court in Tanzania's southern district of Mpanda on Thursday charged with chopping a hand off an albino...
