Reuters (UK)
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 12:38
The state-run Al Ahram daily said on its website that public prosecutor Hisham Barakat ordered the imprisonment of four police officers pending further investigation of the accusation of murder.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 12:25
The statement by Cemil Bayik, a founding member of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) at his mountain hideout, threatens to revive an uprising unless the Turkish government resumes its peace process soon.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 12:04
No country has previously been elected to the council and then walked away.
Monday, October 21, 2013 - 08:59
Islamist militants are exploiting anarchy in neighboring Libya to get training and smuggle weapons across porous borders, according to Tunisian PM.
Monday, October 21, 2013 - 08:51
The demonstrations demanding Mursi's reinstatement are a delicate matter for the authorities because the administration at al-Azhar, the ancient seat of Sunni Muslim learning, has historically toed the government line.
Monday, October 21, 2013 - 08:08
Islamist Boko Haram militants disguised as soldiers killed 19 people at a checkpoint on Sunday, mostly by slitting their throats, witnesses said.
Monday, October 21, 2013 - 08:01
A retrial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has resumed in a closed-door session, with senior security officials giving testimony, state television said.
Monday, October 21, 2013 - 07:25
Police issue highest alert as US and local intelligence agencies assess reports of Westgate-style threat in Kampala.
Friday, October 18, 2013 - 10:54
Thousands of supporters of Egypt's deposed President Mohamed Mursi protested in Cairo on Friday, shouting slogans against army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who removed him on July 3.
Friday, October 18, 2013 - 08:28
A U.S. Navy ship rescued 128 men from a raft after it was spotted in the Mediterranean Sea by a Maltese patrol aircraft, U.S. authorities said, the latest incident in the growing migrant crisis.