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Car bomb blast outside shopping centre kills two in Mogadishu

Two people have died in a car bomb blast in the Somali capital Mogadishu. Police officer Ahmed Hassan said the parked car exploded outside a...

87 killed as violence escalates says Burundi army

Violence from co-ordinated attacks on three Burundian army installations killed 87 people, an army spokesman said, showing the escalating turmoil over the disputed third...

Muammar Gaddafi’s son kidnapped in Lebanon

The son of Libya’s late leader Muammar Gaddafi has been kidnapped by militants in Lebanon. They are demanding information about the fate of a Shiite...

16 killed in Cairo firebomb attack

A firebomb attack in Cairo has killed 16 people and wounded three others, authorities said. Police are looking for two young men who carried out...

VIDEO: Oscar Pistorius convicted of murder

A South African appeals court has convicted Oscar Pistorius of murder, overturning a lower court’s manslaughter conviction. The double-amputee Olympian had previously been convicted on...

African troops free 900 hostages held by Boko Haram terror group

Troops have freed 900 hostages held by Nigeria’s Boko Haram extremists, killed more than 100 fighters and arrested 100 others, Cameroon’s government said. Issa Tchiroma...

Two suicide bombers kill at least five in North Cameroon

Two female suicide bombers detonated their explosives in a town in north Cameroon, killing at least five people and injuring 12 others. Colonel Jacob Kodji,...

Boko Haram claims bombing of Shiite procession in Nigeria

Boko Haram extremists have claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing of a procession of hundreds of Shiite Muslims and threatened more attacks on opponents...

Pope pays tribute to Christian martyrs at Ugandan shrine

Pope Francis has paid his respects to Ugandan Christians who were burnt alive rather than renouncing their faith, the latest group of martyrs from...

Three people, including two UN peacekeepers killed in Mali

An attack on a United Nations base in northern Mali has left at least three people dead, including two peace-keepers and a contractor. The attack...

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