Reuters
Monday, April 21, 2014 - 05:59
The troubles have been limited to a few areas of Venezuela's main cities - and state TV has sought to project an image of normality throughout Holy Week.
Friday, April 18, 2014 - 12:22
Chinese Public Security Minister Guo Shengkun's remarks at a meeting with counterparts from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) could lead to fears of further restrictions by states that critics say already try to silence dissent.
Friday, April 18, 2014 - 07:57
At least 39 homicides were committed during the two-day strike in and around the north-eastern city of Salvador that added to fears about Brazil's ability to ensure public safety during the global football tournament.
Friday, April 18, 2014 - 07:55
Terrorism charges carry maximum penalties of up to 60 years, compared to up to 20 years for homicide or up to 50 years for aggravated homicide.
Thursday, April 17, 2014 - 11:01
Opposition leaders say it is time for him to make good on promises to hand over to a new generation of leaders, tackle corruption and open up an economy hampered by restrictions dating back to Algeria's post-independence socialism.
Thursday, April 17, 2014 - 05:43
If the vote were held today, Rousseff would win 40 percent of the ballots, while her two main rivals put together would get only 24 percent, not enough to force a run-off.
Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - 11:05
Nigeria will go ahead with the hosting of a World Economic Forum on Africa in its capital Abuja next month, despite a bomb attack on the city's outskirts on Monday that killed 71 people, the Nigerian hosts of the high-profile event said.
Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - 11:04
A Sierra Leone military court has charged 13 soldiers and a captain with mutiny and denied them bail, a judge said on Monday, eight months after they were arrested for planning a protest against the president.
Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - 10:32
A morning rush hour bomb killed at least 71 people at a Nigerian bus station on the outskirts of the capital on Monday, raising concerns about the spread of an Islamist insurgency after the deadliest ever attack on Abuja.
Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - 09:41
Suspected al Qaeda militants shot dead the deputy governor of Yemen's central al-Bayda province on Tuesday, a security official said.