Africa

At least 35 killed in Nigerian school assembly blast

(Reuters) - At least 35 people, most of them students, were killed when a bomb ripped through a school assembly…

Burkina Faso army backs presidential guard officer to lead transition

(Reuters) - Burkina Faso's military backed a presidential guard officer on Saturday to lead a transitional government after the resignation…

South Africa nabs two Vietnamese men with 41kg of rhino horn

(Reuters) - South African authorities have arrested two Vietnamese men in possession of 41 kg of rhino horn, the largest…

Security concerns at quarantined Sierra Leone Homes

The head of an Ebola response team in Sierra Leone said he's concerned that people are being put in unnecessary…

Nigeria declared Ebola-free, holds lessons for others

BY CAMILLUS EBOH AND ANGELA UKOMADU (Reuters) - Nigeria was declared free of the deadly Ebola virus on Monday after…

Renewed assault on Kobani; 21 dead in Turkey as Kurds rise

By Daren Butler and Jonny Hogg MURSITPINAR Turkey/ANKARA Wed Oct 8, 2014 8:39pm EDT (Reuters) - Islamic State fighters launched…

Estimated 3,100 dead due to Ebola outbreak in west Africa

An estimated 3,100 has already died due to the Ebola outbreak in Guinea, Nigeria, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Meanwhile, 600,674…

French, U.S. planes strike Islamic State, Britain to join coalition

By Arshad Mohammed and Tom Perry NEW YORK/BEIRUT Fri Sep 26, 2014 1:08am EDT (Reuters) - French fighter jets struck…

Military aircraft in Egypt

In Egypt, a military aircraft crashed, killing six of its crew. Reports said that the crash occurred in a training…

Eight bodies found after attack on Guinea Ebola education team

(Reuters) - Eight bodies, including those of three journalists, were found after an attack on a team trying to educate…

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