BBC (UK)
Thursday, August 22, 2013 - 07:42
Liberia's police often act as "predators" who rob people of money and goods rather than protecting them, says campaign group Human Rights Watch.
Thursday, August 22, 2013 - 06:53
Gunmen have killed two men and wounded Swedish politician Ann-Margarethe Livh, 64, after firing on their vehicle in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, officials say.
Tuesday, August 20, 2013 - 13:47
Incompetence and negligence allowed Osama Bin Laden to live in Pakistan undetected for almost a decade, a leaked government report suggests.
Monday, August 19, 2013 - 09:52
Four Kenyan police officers have been shot dead by suspected Somali militants close to the countries' border near the town of Garissa, officials have said.
Monday, August 19, 2013 - 09:42
Zimbabwe's MDC party has dropped its legal challenge to President Robert Mugabe's re-election, saying it could not get a fair hearing.
Friday, August 16, 2013 - 10:39
The first direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in three years have been held in Jerusalem, officials say.
Both sides confirmed that the meeting - cloaked in secrecy - had ended late on Wednesday after several hours.
Friday, August 16, 2013 - 06:58
The first direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in three years have been held in Jerusalem.
Thursday, August 15, 2013 - 10:48
Twenty-six Palestinian prisoners set for release Wednesday have been moved to a jail in central Israel, reports say. Direct peace talks are due to resume in Jerusalem hours after they are taken to crossings in Gaza and the West Bank.
Wednesday, August 14, 2013 - 07:56
More than 100,000 children in the Central African Republic are facing sexual abuse and recruitment into armed groups, Save the Children has warned.
The children have been forced to flee their homes following the overthrow of the government by a rebel alliance in March this year, the charity says.