Unrest

Egypt's court acquits deposed President Morsi- era PM

An Egyptian appeals court on Sunday overturned a one-year jail sentence against deposed Islamist president…

Iraq prostitutes slain amid culture of fear and secrecy

Apartment blocks near a mosque and a kindergarten daubed with cartoon characters seem an unlikely…

Religious tensions stalk Nigerian city despite brittle peace

Sani Mudi, a Muslim leader in Jos, perhaps Nigeria's most religiously segregated city, stares out…

Mozambique presidential candidate pleads for peace

Mozambique's ruling party presidential candidate Felipe Nyusi on Wednesday made a plea for peace with…

Iraq's Christian leaders plead for help from Europe

Iraq's Christian leaders called on the European Union on Wednesday to help the country avoid…

Suicide bomber kills 15 in attack on Iraq forces

The attack south of the sensitive shrine city of Samarra in Salaheddin province, where militants…

Clashes hit E.Jerusalem as Palestinians bury slain teen

Thousands of Palestinians, some firing weapons into the air, took part Friday in the emotionally-charged…

Nigerian villagers plead for UN protection from Boko Haram

Villagers from a northeast Nigerian town where Boko Haram Islamists abducted more than 200 schoolgirls…

Ex-President Morsi's 19-year-old son, friend, jailed for hashish charges

Egyptian court on Wednesday sentenced a son of deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi and one…

Egypt nabs militants over bombs claimed by different group

Egyptian police arrested Wednesday four members of an Islamist militant group over bomb blasts near…