A new interim Egyptian government has been sworn in, with army chief Gen Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who led the ousting of Mohammed Morsi, becoming deputy PM as well as defence minister.
The king of Nelson Mandela's Thembu ethnic group has defected from South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) to the main opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) party.
Up to 87 000 uniformed forces and electoral officials are to begin casting their votes on Sunday in a two-day special vote ahead of July 31 general elections.
A close aide to former Nigerian military ruler Sani Abacha has been acquitted of killing the wife of politician Moshood Abiola, after spending 14 years in prison.
At least seven people have been killed after a residential building collapsed in a poor neighbourhood in Nigeria's main city, Lagos, officials have said.
The US is going ahead with plans to deliver four F-16 fighter jets to Egypt despite the political unrest in the country, senior American officials say.
Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, reviewed criticisms that greeted his leadership style when he was president, saying all mistakes his critics claimed he made were “successful mistakes.”
German prosecutors have indicted Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone on a bribery charge.
A new interim Egyptian government has been sworn in, with army chief Gen Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who led the ousting of Mohammed Morsi, becoming deputy PM as well as defence minister.
Seven people have been killed in Cairo in overnight clashes between security forces and supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi.
Mexican marines have captured one of the world's most notorious drug-gang leaders in a raid near the US border.
The king of Nelson Mandela's Thembu ethnic group has defected from South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) to the main opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) party.
For 3 1/2 hours, rescuers dug desperately to reach the 6-year-old boy swallowed whole in the northern Indiana sand dunes.
The Egyptian Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Omar Selim, says Egypt will emerge from its current political crisis stronger than before.
Egypt's public prosecutor has frozen the assets of 14 Islamist leaders, according to judicial sources.
Up to 87 000 uniformed forces and electoral officials are to begin casting their votes on Sunday in a two-day special vote ahead of July 31 general elections.
More than 30,000 people have fled DR Congo after a group of Ugandan rebels attacked a border town, says the UN's refugee agency, UNHCR.
A close aide to former Nigerian military ruler Sani Abacha has been acquitted of killing the wife of politician Moshood Abiola, after spending 14 years in prison.
Seven people have been killed in a train crash at Bretigny-sur-Orge, south of the French capital Paris, officials say.
Nelson Mandela's wife has said she is "less anxious" about the health of South Africa's first black president than she was a week ago.
Fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden has requested a meeting with human rights groups in Moscow, Russian officials say.
At least seven people have been killed after a residential building collapsed in a poor neighbourhood in Nigeria's main city, Lagos, officials have said.
A gang leader awaiting trial for attempted murder has fathered five children with four of his female prison guards, it has emerged.
Ethiopian athletics star Haile Gebrselassie says he is entering politics with the aim of winning a parliamentary seat in the 2015 election.
The US is going ahead with plans to deliver four F-16 fighter jets to Egypt despite the political unrest in the country, senior American officials say.
Egypt's prosecutor's office has ordered the arrest of the leader of the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood movement, Mohammed Badie, state media report.
Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, reviewed criticisms that greeted his leadership style when he was president, saying all mistakes his critics claimed he made were “successful mistakes.”
Egypt's army has warned against any attempt to disrupt the country during the current "difficult" situation.