BBC (UK)
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - 06:38
A Libyan interior ministry official told the BBC's Rana Jawad that authorities could not "at this stage speculate on the motive of the crime".
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - 00:00
They also blocked access to the city by placing burning rubbish and furniture on main roads in the latest in a series of opposition protests in which 13 people have died.
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - 00:00
Jose Gregorio Vielma Mora - the governor of western Tachira state, where the current wave of protests began - said the deployment of troops to his region was "unacceptable".
Monday, February 24, 2014 - 10:31
In his address, Mr Beblawi acknowledged that Egypt had witnessed a sharp rise in strikes, but said no government in the world could have fulfilled all the demands of its people in such a short period of time.
Monday, February 24, 2014 - 10:07
A Nigerian senator has expressed outrage over the security forces' failure to prevent a second attack on a town by suspected Islamist militants.
Monday, February 24, 2014 - 08:50
A huge car bomb has exploded at the gate of Somalia's presidential palace, followed by a fierce gun battle inside, officials say.
Monday, February 24, 2014 - 08:44
Families wanting to escape Christian militias bent on wiping out the Central African Republic's Muslim community have been braving lynch mobs at road blocks to journey 650km (400 miles) to Cameroon.
Monday, February 24, 2014 - 00:00
The capture by Mexican marines of drug lord Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman has been lauded as "an impeccable operation" (...) it is hard to overstate just how important a scalp Guzman is for President Pena Nieto.
Monday, February 24, 2014 - 00:00
Judicial authorities in the United States say they will seek the extradition of the world's top drug baron, Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman.
Monday, February 24, 2014 - 00:00
Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro has invited US President Barack Obama to join him in talks aimed at resolving the problems between the two countries.