Africa

Mogadhishu: Kenyan troops killed 34 Al Shabaab militants in two separate incidents on Saturday and Sunday in Somalia and two of its own soldiers were killed...

Nairobi: A male lion that strayed into rush hour traffic in the Kenyan capital on Friday injured one man before being captured and taken back to a reserve...

Maiduguri (Nigeria): Two female suicide bombers killed 22 people on Wednesday at a mosque outside the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the heart of...

Johannesburg: South Africa's Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by the government against a ruling that the state had made an error in letting...

Grand Bassam (Ivory Coast): Ivory Coast soldiers armed with assault rifles patrolled the deserted beaches of a resort town on Monday, a day after gunmen...

Harare: An Italian father and son have been shot dead by a ranger in a wildlife park in Zimbabwe, the parks and wildlife agency said on Monday, saying the...

Johannesburg: For the first time in decades, hunters with deep pockets cannot target the so-called "Big 5" game animals in South Africa because...

Johannesburg: A South African teenager has found debris which will be sent to Australia for testing as part of the investigation into the disappearance of a...

Mogadhishu: Militants in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, set off a vehicle packed with explosives next to a cafe near a police building on Wednesday, killing...

Mogadhishu: Somali hardline group Al Shabaab confirmed on Tuesday that the United States had bombed an area it controlled but said the US figure of more...