Associated Press
Friday, October 18, 2013 - 11:38
An Egyptian security official says suspected militants have killed a police officer in the north of the restive Sinai Peninsula.
Friday, October 18, 2013 - 10:33
It was the deadliest day in Iraq since Oct. 5, when a suicide bombing targeting Shiite pilgrims and other attacks left at least 75 dead.
Friday, October 18, 2013 - 08:39
Angolan soldiers have invaded the southwest of the neighbouring Republic of Congo in pursuit of rebels and allegedly taken Congolese troops hostage, local sources said Thursday.
Friday, October 18, 2013 - 08:33
Saudi Arabia and Chad easily won coveted seats on the U.N. Security Council Thursday, despite criticism from human rights groups that their rights records are abysmal. Nigeria, Lithuania and Chile also won seats.
Friday, October 18, 2013 - 08:32
The city of Gao is once again under attack by Islamists, but Malians' anger is increasingly directed at allegedly corrupt security services and a government failing to address grinding poverty.
Friday, October 18, 2013 - 07:29
Authorities investigating last month's deadly attack at a Kenyan mall have identified a Norwegian-Somali man as a suspect.
Friday, October 18, 2013 - 00:00
Announced in late September, the law is likely to snuff out some businesses entirely while driving others back underground.
Friday, October 18, 2013 - 00:00
The Guyana-based secretariat of the Caribbean Community said the ruling renders tens of thousands of people "stateless in violation of international human rights obligations."
Friday, October 18, 2013 - 00:00
The trial that began Thursday alleges he diverted government funds to finance newspapers that backed his successful run for a third term.
Friday, October 18, 2013 - 00:00
Workers of Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras have gone on a nationwide strike protesting next week's scheduled auction of a huge offshore oil field, arguing foreign companies shouldn't be involved.