BBC (UK)
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - 12:57
Communal violence in the Central African Republic risks spiralling out of control, the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - 12:43
At least 19 people have been killed in a suicide attack on an African Union base in the Somali town of Beledweyne near Ethiopia's border, officials say.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - 12:06
The Qatari organisation responsible for the 2022 Fifa World Cup has said it has had a "productive discussion" with Amnesty International.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - 12:02
Opponents and supporters of Egypt's military-backed government have taken to the streets to mark the second anniversary of bloody protests.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - 11:58
At least 22 people have been killed and more than 140 injured in a double suicide bombing outside the Iranian embassy in the Lebanese capital Beirut.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - 08:33
A man has been sentenced to two years in prison in the UAE for "violating state security" in messages he posted on Twitter, activists have said.
Monday, November 18, 2013 - 12:46
Cameroon's army has repelled a cross-border raid by gunmen from the Central African Republic (CAR), killing six of the attackers and capturing one of them, the defence ministry says.
Monday, November 18, 2013 - 08:20
Libya's deputy intelligence chief has been freed a day after being abducted at the airport in Tripoli, military sources have told the BBC.
Monday, November 18, 2013 - 07:46
In a joint statement on Sunday, Misrata's local council and the council of elders said all militia groups from the city - without exception - must pull out of Tripoli within 72 hours.
Monday, November 18, 2013 - 07:36
There has been renewed fighting between rival militias on the outskirts of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, a day after at least 43 people died in clashes.