Southern Africa's elephants: treasured killers
Here's how to pitch this (true) story to Hollywood: Ordinary guy named John, ordinary Sunday, cycling home into a setting sun. Monster roars...
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2 women in Sudan sentenced for wearing pants
Two Sudanese women Thursday were sentenced to 20 lashes and fined for committing an act of indecency by wearing trousers, weeks after a...
Somalia shelling leaves 20 dead
At least 20 people were killed and 61 others injured in shelling that began when Somali insurgents fired on the president's airplane as it...
U.S. unveils new Sudan policy of carrots and sticks
The White House on Monday unveiled a Sudan policy that seeks a middle ground between punishing the country for its actions in Darfur and...
France seeks Seychelles' help in trying suspected pirates
French Defense Minister Herve Morin asked Seychelles authorities Sunday to prosecute suspected pirates operating in the Indian Ocean.
W. Africa puts arms embargo on Guinea
West African leaders said Saturday that they are imposing an arms embargo on Guinea over the killing of pro-democracy demonstrators by...
Ruling party leads in Botswana vote
Botswana's ruling party claimed victory Saturday in the country's general election, extending President Ian Khama's rule over the world's...
Madagascar political accord at risk
Madagascar's outgoing prime minister refused to quit Saturday, endangering a power-sharing agreement brokered by mediators to keep peace...
Kenyans take pride in Obama's Nobel Prize
In Kenya, the birthplace of President Obama's father, word of the Nobel Prize was greeted by many as a hometown victory. Since his...
Fossils radically alter ideas about the look of man's earliest ancestors
A treasure trove of 4.4-million-year-old fossils from the Ethiopian desert is dramatically overturning widely held ideas about the early...
South Africa struggles with crime rate
House robberies: up 27% for the year ending in March.Business robberies: up 41%. Sex crimes: up 10.1%. Carjackings: up 5%.
Sudan fighting kills 76
Ethnic fighting in southern Sudan claimed 76 lives over the weekend as tribal militias attacked the village of Duk Padiet, burning more than...
Somalia militants hit African Union base; 9 dead
In swift retaliation for the U.S. killing this week of a suspected Al Qaeda fugitive in Somalia, insurgents attacked the main African...
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