New Ethiopian Airlines Boeing crashes after takeoff, 157 killed
People from more than 30 countries were on board - Amir sends condolences
BISHOFTU, Ethiopia: Rescue...
Soaring sexual violence pushes Sierra Leone to face ‘rape culture’
FREETOWN: "Mary" was nine years old when her childhood abruptly ended. Three men fed her sedatives then raped her. Her mother, who...
‘Over 130’ killed in northwest Nigeria
Governor rejects claims that 'attack was fabricated'
JIMETA, Nigeria: Camp dwellers pump water from a well in...
Kenya says all five gunmen killed; Amir condemns attack
NAIROBI: Relatives and mourners bury the body of Feisal Ahmed Rashid, who was killed the previous day in an attack on...
Pope says Christian-Muslim dialogue essential for peace
NAIROBI: Pope Francis told Christian and Muslim leaders in Kenya yesterday that they have little choice but to engage in dialogue to guard against...
IS claims deadly Tunisia bombing
TUNIS: The Islamic State group yesterday claimed the suicide bombing of a busload of presidential guards in Tunisia's capital, the latest attack in a...
Rapes by Zimbabwe troops go unreported
HARARE: Sekai Hwangwa was asleep when soldiers carrying guns burst into her home in Zimbabwe's capital during a deadly crackdown on anti-government...
Confronting sexual violence in a conservative Mauritania
Feminists in Mauritania fighting an uphill battle
NOUAKCHOTT: A picture shows the feet of the daughter of...
Blast, gunfire rock Nairobi hotel complex
NAIROBI: Special forces protect people at the scene of an explosion at a hotel complex in Nairobi's Westlands suburb yesterday. -...
Sniffer dogs, bomb experts comb through Kenya attack site
Citizens, foreign security forces take part in rescue operation
NAIROBI: A woman reacts at the Chiromo mortuary, where...
Sudanese court sentences nine women protesters to 20 lashes
Women accused of participating in an unauthorized demonstration
OMDURMAN, Sudan: Sudanese protesters chant slogans during an anti-government demonstration...
Tunisia school mum receives suspended sentence for racism
TUNIS: A Tunisian mother has been given a suspended jail sentence for hurling racist insults at a teacher who threw her daughter...
