Africa
Libyan fighters threaten to target Turkish interests
Cairo, Jun 30 (AP/UNB) — The forces of Libya's Khalifa Hifter said that Turkish vessels and interests are "legitimate targets" in its battle to seize the capital of Tripoli, after it accused Turkey of helping rival militias allied with the U.N.-supported government.
16 die in Zimbabwe road crash
Harare, June 29 (Xinhua/UNB) -- At least 16 people died in a head-on collision between a commuter omnibus and a haulage truck about 100 km south of Harare on Friday, police said.
Boko Haram kills 22 farmers in northeast Nigeria
Abuja, June 26 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Twenty-two local farmers were killed following an attack by terror group Boko Haram who invaded a village in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno, security sources said on Wednesday.
6 street children killed in wall collapse in Uganda's capital: police
Kampala, Jun 24 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Six street children were killed and two others seriously injured as a result of a school perimeter wall collapse on Monday here, a police spokesperson said.
Somalia, UN begin cholera vaccination drive targeting 650,000 people
Mogadishu, June 22 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Somali and UN agencies on Saturday started a week-long immunization campaign, using oral cholera vaccines in high-risk districts to prevent recurring cholera outbreaks in the country.
Libyan commander marching on Tripoli dismisses negotiations
Cairo, Jun 20 (AP/UNB) — A Libyan commander whose forces are fighting to take the country's capital of Tripoli from militias allied with a U.N.-backed government based there has dismissed an initiative by its prime minister for negotiations to end the crisis.
Egypt's ousted president Morsi dies in court during trial
Cairo, Jun 18 (AP/UNB) — Egypt's first democratically elected president, Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi who was ousted by the military in 2013 after a year in office, collapsed in court while on trial Monday and died, state TV and his family said.
Egypt's ousted president Mohammed Morsi dies during trial
Dhaka, June 17 (UNB) - Egypt's former president Mohammed Morsi, who was ousted by the army in 2013, has died after fainting in a courtroom, state TV says.
Officials say 95 dead in new ethnic massacre in central Mali
Bamako, Jun 10 (AP/UNB) — Unknown assailants killed at least 95 people in a central Mali village overnight, government officials said Monday, the latest massacre in a growing ethnic conflict driven by fear and suspicion over alleged ties to extremist groups once limited to the West African country's north.
2 first-timers among 5 nations elected to Security Council
United Nations, Jun 8 (AP/UNB) — Estonia and the Caribbean island nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines were elected to the U.N. Security Council on Friday, marking the first time the countries will hold seats on the U.N.'s most powerful body.