Egypt sends Mursi to trial in third case

2013-12-21 18:46:02

Egypt on Saturday referred to trial deposed President Mohamed Mursi and 129 others including members of the Palestinian group Hamas and Lebanon's Hezbollah on charges including killing policemen.

US sends special envoy to S. Sudan

2013-12-21 12:24:44

US Secretary of State John Kerry has sent a special envoy to South Sudan to support the efforts to end the violence in the African country.

Going into exile

2013-12-20 10:30:42

Refugees from South Sudan seek shelter and protection at the United Nations mission compound as the nation’s growing violence has caused 500 deaths and 800 injuries, Dec 18, 2013.

UN mission camp in S Sudan attacked

2013-12-20 10:51:06

A UN peacekeeping mission camp in Jonglei, South Sudan was attacked Thursday as the country's instability continues following the clashes within the army.

Clashes in S Sudan as African states mediate

2013-12-20 10:41:52

South Sudanese government troops battled to regain control of a flashpoint town and sent forces to quell fighting in a vital oil producing area on Thursday.

Mandela's ex-wife denies family at war

2013-12-19 20:45:31

Late former South African president Nelson Mandela's ex-wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has denied media reports that Mandela's family was at war after the death of the anti-apartheid icon.

Sudan fears conflict will affect oil flows

2013-12-19 20:07:16

Sudan fears that conflict in South Sudan, where rival army factions have clashed, could affect the flow of oil through Sudanese territory and in turn hurt Khartoum, the Sudanese army spokesman said on Thursday.

Egypt's Morsi referred to criminal court

2013-12-18 22:14:00

The Egyptian prosecutor-general referred on Wednesday ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi to criminal court, state-run MENA news agency reported.

US to evacuate citizens from South Sudan

2013-12-18 17:06:47

The United States said it would evacuate non-essential embassy staff and citizens from South Sudan after army factions clashed.

UN agency: more people displaced in CAR

2013-12-18 10:49:33

The UN Refugee Agency believes that some 210,000 people were displaced just in the last two weeks alone in Bangui, the national capital of the Central African Republic (CAR).

UN says 500 killed in S. Sudan clashes

2013-12-18 10:34:47

The United Nations received reports from local sources in South Sudan on Tuesday that between 400 and 500 people had been killed and up to 800 wounded in the latest violence.

EU says satisfied with Mali's legislative polls

2013-12-17 17:35:01

EU observers deployed to Mali to monitor the second round of the West African country's legislative polls have expressed satisfaction with the vote.