International

China extends high speed rail network to Xinjiang

China tied the restive far-western region of Xinjiang closer to the rest of the country…

#Ebola steals Liberia's Christmas

The Ebola epidemic has cast a dark shadow over Christmas this year in Liberia, where…

3 AU soldiers killed in Shebab attack on base

Three African Union soldiers and a civilian were killed Thursday after Shebab militants staged a…

Touching stories of Ebola survivors

EROMOSELE EBHOMELE The World Health Organisation, WHO, reports that although Ebola is a severe, often…

Queen Elizabeth: Healing divisions in Scotland will take time

Healing differences in Scotland after a divisive referendum that came close to splitting the United…

Shebab attacks Africa Union force base in Somalia

Islamist Shebab militants mounted an attack against the headquarters of the African Union force in…

Pope Francis urges peace in Nigeria

Pope Francis condemned this year's "brutal" religious persecution in the Middle East while urging peace…

Saudi beheads Pakistani for heroin smuggling

Saudi Arabia on Thursday beheaded a Pakistani man for heroin smuggling, the twelfth person from…

Mauritania court condemns man to death for blasphemy

NOUAKCHOTT (AFP) - Mauritania has delivered its first death sentence for apostasy since independence in…

Saudi sends 2 female drivers defying ban to 'terrorism court'

Two women's rights campaigners detained in Saudi Arabia have been transferred to a special tribunal…