BBC (UK)
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 - 08:26
Zimbabwe has urged rebels in Mozambique not to fight, after an opposition group with military and political wings withdrew from a 1992 peace deal.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 - 08:26
The head of Northern Governorate Police said "a bomb, a gun and ammunition were found near the body" of the boy, who was "wanted on criminal charges".
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 - 08:24
Fears are growing that violence could erupt once more in the disputed region of Abyei, claimed by both Sudan and newly independent South Sudan, as southerners plan to hold a unilateral referendum, reports Hannah McNeish from the area.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 - 08:12
Some 78 people have been killed and scores wounded in an attack on villages in South Sudan's Jonglei state, the local MP has told the BBC.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 12:05
A senior rebel commander in southern Syria has been killed while fighting government troops near the city of Deraa, activists and state media say.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 00:00
The Rio de Janeiro beachfront hotel, where the auction took place, was guarded by 1,100 security personnel.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 00:00
The aircraft were allegedly smuggling drugs from Central America and refused to follow the military pilots' orders.
Monday, October 21, 2013 - 08:53
The attack by the Somali radical Islamist group Al-Shabab on a shopping mall in Kenya last month has refocused attention on the threat from militant groups in Africa. These groups operate across the north of the continent, and have adopted various media techniques to spread their message to a wider audience.
Monday, October 21, 2013 - 08:42
Syrian's Ministry of Public Health is launching an urgent response, but experts fear the disease will be hard to control amid civil unrest.
Monday, October 21, 2013 - 08:38
Saudi Arabia has failed to act on recommendations by a UN body to improve human rights and instead "ratcheted up" repression, Amnesty International says.