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A car bomb in a village near al-Bab in Syria struck Syrian rebels fighting Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), killing at least 29 people and wounding dozens…

Gambia’s dreaded former spy chief — whose watch was marred by allegations of killings and torture — and eight subordinates were charged Thursday with killing a leading opposition member in…

Regional heads of states and governments have vowed to a joint approach towards the ongoing drought in the East and Horn of African which the UN estimates is affecting upwards of…

The bodies of 74 migrants have been found washed up on a beach near the western Libya city of Zawiya, a Red Crescent spokesman said on Tuesday. Mohamed al-Misrati said…

By Reuters The trial of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, a son of the ousted Libyan leader sentenced to death in absentia, did not meet international standards and he should face murder…

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, the world’s oldest national ruler, turns 93 on Tuesday, defiantly vowing to remain in power despite growing signs of frailty and failing health. He will celebrate…

The phone calls started almost as soon as President Trump signed his executive order, making official his pledge to build a wall to separate the United States from Mexico. Verlon…

Five people have died after a light plane crashed into a shopping centre in Melbourne, Australia. The charter flight appeared to have had a “catastrophic engine failure” shortly after taking…

By Reuters Egypt’s top court upheld death sentences for 10 men on Tuesday for their part in Egypt’s worst violence at a football stadium, in which more than 70 fans…