Rebels slaughtered hundreds of civilians when they seized the South Sudan oil hub of Bentiu, hunting down men, women and…
A hostage kidnapped from the Tunisian embassy in Libya was seen sobbing in a video released on Monday by a…
Muhammad Qutb, the brother of the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood Sayyid Qutb, has passed away in hospital in Mecca…
Libya's General National Congress has passed a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ali Zeidan and designated the defence minister as…
A former Islamist fighter who joined Libya's government was among 11 people killed when a Libyan military plane crashed in…
Following weeks of unrest, Bangladeshis went to polling stations for general elections on Sunday, January 5, amid heavy security following…
Bangladesh's opposition began enforcing a 48-hour general strike on the eve of elections as its leader remains confined to her…
The United Nations Security Council has approved plans to almost double the number of UN peacekeepers in South Sudan. (more…)
A suicide bomb attack at an army base outside Benghazi in eastern Libya killed at least six people and wounded…
Hundreds of people are believed to have died in clashes between rival South Sudan army factions, the UN says, quoting…