Hamas attack on Israel 'directed primarily against innocent lives in villages...
Israel formally declared war on Sunday and gave the green light for “significant military steps” to retaliate against Hamas for the surprise attack a day earlier. The Israeli military has tried to...
View ArticleIran has 'so many fearless activists, thinkers, intellectuals' fighting for...
Iran is cracking down on protesters, unlawfully detaining human rights activists, including new Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, and carrying out an “alarming” number of executions, the UN...
View Article'Int'l diplomats should rush': The longer Sudan peace talks last, the...
The Sudanese army and its rival paramilitary force resumed peace talks Thursday in a new push to end the nearly seven-month conflict between Sudan’s warring factions, Saudi Arabia said. The revived...
View ArticleFrench far right seizes on teen's killing to 'push ideas of inter-community...
The French government urged calm Monday after the killing of a teenage boy at a village dance party earlier this month was followed up with violent demonstrations by the extreme right. "The far right...
View ArticleAmnesty report 'shines light on horrific ordeals' of Iran protesters...
Members of the Iranian security forces raped and used other forms of sexual violence against women, men, and even boys and girls as young as 12, all detained in the crackdown on nationwide protests...
View ArticleSudan's rival military factions promise democracy if victorious, 'will likely...
More than seven million people have been displaced by fighting in Sudan, the United Nations said on Thursday as more displaced people continued to flee a former safe haven. Another 1.5 million people...
View ArticleDR Congo's government to ban protests against election 'irregularities'
Democratic Republic of Congo's government on Tuesday is to ban an opposition protest planned for Wednesday over last week's chaotic national election as early results showed President Felix Tshisekedi...
View Article'Will election results satisfy the public' as military is 'most powerful...
Pakistan's Supreme Court on Monday scrapped lifetime bans on contesting elections for people with criminal convictions, paving the way for Nawaz Sharif to run for prime minister for a fourth time....
View ArticleUnrest grips Comoros as opposition rejects president's re-election
The Comoros declared a curfew on Wednesday after security forces clashed with protesters angered by the re-election of President Azali Assoumani in a vote opposition leaders denounced as fraudulent.
View ArticleComoros street protests over president's disputed re-election turn deadly
Post-election violence in the Comoros turned deadly on Thursday as the first gunshot victims arrived in hospital and troops battled stone-throwing protesters in the streets of the capital.
View ArticleOne killed in post-election clashes in Comoros
In tonight's edition: One person is killed and several injured as street protesters angrily reject the outcome of the weekend's election in the Comoros. Also, Ugandan opposition leader and government...
View ArticlePakistani court 'rushes to give predetermined judgement against Khan prior to...
A Pakistani court convicted former Prime Minister Imran Khan of revealing official secrets on Tuesday and sentenced him to 10 years — the latest in a slew of legal cases that supporters say are meant...
View Article'Temptation of power' deprives Macky Sall of 'a wonderful reputation with...
Senegalese lawmakers on Monday voted to delay this month's presidential election until December, an unprecedented move that has sparked international concern over a country normally seen as a beacon...
View ArticleAfter election thriller, will Pakistan's powerful military consider...
Candidates backed by former Pakistani premier Imran Khan's party plan to form a government, a senior aide to the jailed politician said, calling on supporters to peacefully protest if final election...
View ArticleSenegal crisis talks rule out presidential vote before Sall's term expires
Political crisis talks called by Senegal's President Macky Sall on Tuesday reached a "broad consensus" that the presidential vote he postponed could not be held before his mandate ends on April 2,...
View ArticleSenegal needs to 'be really peaceful, maintain these candidates, go to...
A national dialogue panel in Senegal proposed holding elections in early June, the first proposed new date offered since the president attempted to push elections back to the end of the year....
View ArticleDeadly clashes in Chad: Confusion after attack on intelligence office
In tonight's edition: Several people are killed in Chad in an attack on the national security agency’s office. The government blames an opposition party. Also, the ICC orders more than €52 million in...
View ArticleArmed gangs try to take control of Haiti's main airport after jailbreak
Heavily armed gangs tried to seize control of Haiti’s main international airport on Monday, exchanging gunfire with police and soldiers in the latest attack on key government sites in an explosion of...
View ArticleSenegal's govt sets March date for delayed presidential election
Senegalese President Macky Sall has scheduled a delayed presidential election for March 24, the government said on Wednesday, after a top court ruled that a proposal to hold the vote after his mandate...
View Article'Humanitarian catastrophe unfolding' in Sudan: Millions resort to 'most...
Britain has circulated a draft U.N. resolution calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities in conflict-wracked Sudan ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which begins soon. The draft,...
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