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Algeria army kills six armed Islamists: report

Algerian troops killed six armed Islamists overnight, seizing assault rifles and ammunition in the Boumerdes region east of the capital, the APS news agency quoted a security source as saying on Tuesday.

The incident occurred during an ar...

Crisis-hit Sudan opens bigger dam in conflict state

A torrent of water surged Tuesday into Sudan's Blue Nile river at the launch of the expanded Roseires dam, which officials say should help develop one of the country's poorest regions where insurgents are fighting the government.

A strate...

DR Congo welcomes sanctions against rebels, allies

The Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday welcomed UN sanctions imposed on M23 rebels and their alleged Rwandan allies, saying they could dissuade them from further "military adventures".

"It's a condemnation we expected... and it arriv...

Double challenge for McCullum in SA Test

New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum will face a double challenge when his team take on world champions South Africa in the first Test at Newlands on Wednesday.

Handed the captaincy in controversial circumstances, McCullum confirmed on Tu...

Seleka, Central Africa's motley rebel coalition

In a matter of weeks, fighters from the Central African Republic's Seleka rebel coalition took over large swathes of the impoverished equatorial country. Closing in on the capital Bangui, the rebels have called on President Francois Bozize to s...

Deadly clashes erupt in C. Africa capital

The death of a young Muslim man arrested for alleged links to rebels in the Central African Republic sparked clashes Tuesday in the capital that killed a policeman, a police source said.

The unrest erupted as countries in the region sent ...

UAE busts cell linked to Egypt's Brotherhood: report

UAE security forces have arrested more than 10 people linked to Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood who recruited members in the Gulf state, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.

"United Arab Emirates security services have arrested a cell of more than...

Ethiopia convicts 10 for links to Al-Qaeda

An Ethiopian court on Tuesday convicted ten people of having links to Al-Qaeda, including leading "terrorism cells," and of laundering money.

"We have found them guilty," said judge Bahru Darcha.

The convicts, who included one Kenya...

World welcomes 2013 with fireworks and prayers

World cities from Sydney and Hong Kong to Dubai and London rang in the New Year with spectacular fireworks, as revelers at Times Square in New York sought to top off the global extravaganza.

The celebrations kicked off on a balmy summer's...

Egypt investigates satirist over Morsi 'insult'

Egypt's state prosecutor ordered on Tuesday an investigation into a claim that popular satirical show host Bassem Yousef insulted President Mohamed Morsi, a judicial source said.

On his show Al-Barnameg (The Programme), Youssef, dubbed th...