International

Iraq Islamists using kids as suicide bombers: UN

Islamic fighters in Iraq have killed hundreds of children including in summary executions and used…

AU calls for Ebola travel bans to be lifted

 African Union members said Monday travel bans imposed to stem the deadly Ebola epidemic should…

Harvard gets $350 million from Hong Kong alumnus

A Hong Kong-born venture capitalist is giving Harvard University $350 million for its School of…

3 elderly Italian nuns raped, murdered

Three elderly Italian nuns were raped and murdered in twin attacks in their convent in…

Uganda, Burundi soldiers accused of raping Somali women

Internationally-funded African Union troops in war-torn and impoverished Somalia have raped women and traded food…

2 Italian nuns killed in Burundi

Two elderly Italian nuns were murdered in their convent in the capital of Burundi, with…

Fugitive Nigerien politician says he was target of assassination

Niger's parliamentary leader, who fled to France after being accused of involvement in baby trafficking,…

Boko Haram: Jonathan confers with Chad's Deby

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan will travel to Ndjamena Monday for talks with his Chadian counterpart,…

Boko Haram captures more Nigerian towns

Thousands of fear-stricken residents in several towns and villages in Nigeria's northeast Adamawa state have…

Abdi Godane, Somalia's Shebab leader killed

The United States said Friday it had killed the chief of Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab militants in…