Chinese peacekeepers set off to Liberia
2015-09-07 13:53:20
A team of 257 Chinese soldiers left Beijing on Monday for a 12-month United Nations peacekeeping mission in Liberia.
Zuma lauds China's role in defending world peace
2015-09-04 21:14:24
South African President Jacob Zuma on Friday hailed the military parade in Beijing, saying the event "not only showcased China's military capacity, but also China's commitment to working with the international community in the maintenance of peace and security".
WHO declares end of Ebola outbreak in Liberia
2015-09-03 18:34:10
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday declared Liberia free of Ebola virus transmission in the human population.
Egyptian leader eyes on infrastructure, connectivity
2015-09-02 18:09:28
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Wednesday that "both Egypt and China hope to upgrade their bilateral ties to a new level" after he met with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing.
Italy rescues some 600 migrants off Libyan coasts, four women dead
2015-09-02 11:04:53
Italian navy and coast guard vessels carried out at least four rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea on Tuesday, saving some 600 migrants off the Libyan coasts.
Egypt sets Oct election date, after 3 years without parliament
2015-08-31 11:23:12
Egypt will hold a long-awaited parliamentary election, starting on Oct. 18-19, the election commission said on Sunday, the final step in a process to bring back democracy that critics say has been tainted by widespread repression.
Egyptian court sentences 3 Al Jazeera journalists to prison
2015-08-30 15:01:59
An Egyptian court sentenced three Al Jazeera TV journalists to three years in prison on Saturday for operating without a press license and broadcasting material harmful to Egypt, a case that has stirred an international outcry.
Truck migrants death toll rises above 70 in Austria
2015-08-29 07:21:19
A truck full of refugees discovered abandoned on an Austrian motorway on Thursday contains more than 70 bodies, including four children, the interior ministry said on Friday, announcing an updated death toll.
Boat packed with refugees sinks, 200 feared drowned
2015-08-29 07:21:19
A boat packed with mainly African migrants bound for Italy sank off the Libyan coast on Thursday and officials said up to 200 may have died.
Over 25,000 Kenyans employed at Chinese-funded railway project:envoy
2015-08-26 22:18:08
More than 25,000 Kenyans have been employed for the ongoing construction of a Chinese-funded high-speed railway line linking Kenya's port city of Mombasa to the capital Nairobi.
Somali military training base attacked with car bomb
2015-08-22 16:52:55
A suicide car bomb rammed into a Somali military training base in the southern port city of Kismayu on Saturday, the militant group, al Shabaab, and local residents said.
IS claims responsibility for car bombing
2015-08-21 07:40:37
Islamic State's Egyptian affiliate said it was behind a car bombing that wounded 29 people near a state security building and courthouse in a Cairo suburb early on Thursday.