Africa

25 bodies found after army sweep in Mali

Twenty-five bodies were found in central Mali after the army carried out a sweep in the unstable region, sources said yesterday, adding
Two stabbed to death in South Africa mosque

A man stabbed two people to death and wounded two others in an attack yesterday at a mosque in South Africa before being shot dead
9 killed in Niger suicide attacks

Nine people were killed in three suicide bombings in southeastern Niger near the border with Nigeria, a local official says.
International Environment Day

This year, plastic pollution is the main theme of International Environment Day, celebrated on June 5.
Anti-immigration party wins Slovenia elections

An anti-immigration opposition party won Slovenia's parliamentary election on Sunday, taking 25 percent of the vote, according to
Cattle rustlers kill 23 in northern Nigeria

Cattle thieves have killed 23 people in Nigeria's Zamfara state which has been battling cattle rustling and kidnapping in recent months, a
23 killed by Nigeria cattle thieves

Cattle thieves have killed 23 people in northern Nigeria's Zamfara state which has been battling cattle rustling and kidnapping in recent months, a local government official says.
Grandparents have right to see their grandchildren

Grandparents have a legal right to see their grandchildren, the EU's top court ruled yesterday, meaning divorced parents cannot deny
20 killed in suspected jihadist attack in Mali

Around 20 people including civilians were killed in a suspected jihadist attack in northeastern Mali near the border with Niger, sources
Suicide blasts kill three in NE Nigeria

Two female suicide bombers suspected to be Boko Haram jihadists killed at least three people in northeast Nigeria, emergency services said Monday.
50 dead in Congo boat accident

Fifty people died in a boat accident on a river in remote northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), officials said yesterday.
Baby's birth breaks rule on remote island

She's a born rebel: a remote Brazilian island welcomed its first baby in 12 years after a local woman broke the rule against giving birth
High alert as DR Congo toll rises

The Democratic Republic of Congo joined with world agencies and neighbouring countries yesterday in boosting the response to an Ebola outbreak in the sprawling country's northwest, as the toll mounted.
Armed group kills 26 ahead of Burundi vote

An armed group has killed 26 people in northwest Burundi, the security minister said yesterday, days ahead of a constitutional
Hundreds killed in E Africa

Weeks of torrential rain after a long drought have turned from blessing to curse in East Africa, killing hundreds of people and displacing hundreds of thousands of others.
More than 60 killed in NE Nigeria blasts

Suicide bombers killed more than 60 people at a mosque and a market in northeast Nigeria on Tuesday, in a twin attack bearing the
20 killed in northeast Nigeria mosque blasts

Explosions in and around a mosque in northeast Nigeria killed at least 20 people, police say.
Suicide bombers kill 3 in Nigeria mosque

Two suicide bombers killed three Muslim worshippers in a mosque in a northeast Nigerian town. The bombers, a man and a woman,
Bangladeshi peacekeepers get UN medal in Mali

Some 139 members of a Bangladeshi Formed Police Unit (FPU) serving with the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) have been awarded the UN medal for their efforts to support peace in the West African country.
Boko Haram abducted 1,000 children: UN

As Nigeria prepares to mark the fourth anniversary of the Chibok kidnapping, UNICEF yesterday reported that over 1,000 children have
A historic handshake

It was a handshake that drew a line under Kenya's bruising election, left many people bewildered and swung open the starting gate for
Boko Haram attack kills 18 in Nigeria

Boko Haram killed at least 18 people and wounded scores in coordinated attacks overnight on a military camp and villages around the flashpoint Nigerian city of Maiduguri, which they also tried to infiltrate across a defensive trench, officials said yesterday.
12 dead after Ecuador bus slides off road

Twelve people are killed and another 25 were injured when the bus they were traveling in careened off a road in a coastal region of western Ecuador, officials say.
Boko Haram frees most of the schoolgirls

Boko Haram Islamists who kidnapped 110 schoolgirls in Dapchi, northeast Nigeria, just over a month ago have so far returned 101 of
Kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls freed

Boko Haram Islamists who kidnapped 110 schoolgirls in Dapchi, northeast Nigeria, just over a month ago have returned 76 of the students to the town, the government says.
20 killed as storm hits Madagascar

A powerful tropical storm that lashed the island of Madagascar has left 20 people dead and affected 19,000 more, according to an
Boko Haram kills 5 fishermen in Nigeria

Suspected Boko Haram jihadists killed five fishermen on a remote island in northeastern Nigeria for aiding the search
Donors give computers to Ghana school teacher

Richard Appiah Akoto who used his blackboard to explain computer features and software to his students in the southern Ghana, is earning numerous headlines and worldwide admiration, reports CNN.
Cuba holds vote as post-Castro era looms

Cubans yesterday voted to ratify a new National Assembly, a key step in a process leading to the election of a new
14 dead in Papua New Guinea quake

Up to 14 people were killed in landslides and by collapsed buildings during a powerful earthquake in the remote Papua New Guinea