Africa
Kenya police fire tear gas, arrest ex-chief justice at national park...
Riot police fired tear gas to disperse scores of protesters rallying on Monday against plans to build on part of a national park in...
Sumitomo supports funding of Ambatovy stake sale in exit move
Sumitomo Corp provided financing to the buyers of its 54% stake in Madagascar's Ambatovy nickel operation, smoothing its exit from the loss-making project, three...
Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases rises to 515
KINSHASA - Democratic Republic of Congo said on Sunday that the number of confirmed Ebola cases had increased to 515 after 27 new samples...
Ethiopian Airlines set to decide on regional jet order in next...
RIO DE JANEIRO - Ethiopian Airlines would probably decide within the next three months on an order for 25 smaller commercial jets to expand...
Central African Republic to accept third-country deportees from US, sources say
BANGUI - Central African Republic has agreed to take in migrants from other countries deported by the United States, two sources with knowledge of...
Nigeria’s military rescues 360 hostages in Borno state
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - Nigeria's security forces have freed 360 men, women and children from a mountain hideout where they were being held by kidnappers...
French national gets 20 years in Mali over alleged destabilisation plot
BAMAKO - A French national accused by Mali's military-led government of involvement in a plot to destabilise the country last year has been sentenced...
