September 5, 2012
Pirates Hijack Oil Tanker Off Nigeria
Pirates have seized an oil tanker and its crew near the coast of Nigeria, the third hijacking in the Gulf of Guinea in two weeks. Nigerian naval officials say pirates seized the Singapore-flagged ship Abu Dhabi Star near the Lagos port. There are…
June 8, 2012
UN Monitors Shot at Near Site of Syrian Killings
The United Nations says its unarmed monitors in Syria were shot at and blocked from investigating the site of a newly reported mass killing, fueling international condemnation of President Bashar al-Assad's government. Secretary-General Ban…
June 8, 2012
Niger President: Pakistanis, Afghans Train Islamists in Mali
Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou says jihadi fighters from Pakistan and Afghanistan are training members of Islamist groups in northern Mali. Mr. Issoufou told the “France 24″ news channel in the capital, Niamey, Thursday the government has…
June 8, 2012
Egypt parties end deadlock over constitutional panel
Political parties in Egypt have agreed on how to select the panel that will write the country's new constitution, ending weeks of deadlock. The deal was reached after talks between representatives of 22 political parties and military ruler…
June 8, 2012
Mitt Romney raises $17m more than Barack Obama campaign
US Republican candidate Mitt Romney raised almost $17m (£11m) more than President Barack Obama's re-election effort in May, figures show. Mr Romney and the Republicans raised $76.8m, while the Obama campaign and the Democratic Party brought in…
June 7, 2012
Democratic Syria Impossible with Assad
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Syria cannot be peaceful, stable or democratic with President Bashar al-Assad in power. Speaking to reporters Thursday in Istanbul, Clinton said Assad has "doubled down on his brutality and…
June 7, 2012
Kony’s LRA Still Recruits Chilren
The United Nations says that the Ugandan rebel group known as the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) continues to perpetrate violations against children, including recruiting them as soldiers. A new report by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the…
June 7, 2012
Report of First Doctor to Treat Wounded President Lincoln Found
Historians at the National Archives in Washington have made an astounding find — a written account by the first doctor to treat the mortally-wounded President Abraham Lincoln. The long lost report was discovered in a box at the National Archives…
June 7, 2012
At Least 78 Killed Near Syria’s Hama
Syrian activists said Wednesday pro-government militia and security forces killed at least 78 people, including women and children, in the central province of Hama. They said some of those killed in the villages of al-Kubeir and Maazarif were…
June 6, 2012
Syrian Troops Kill 7 in Coastal Area
A Syrian rights group says government troops have killed at least seven people in a second day of fighting with rebels in a previously calm coastal region where no U.N. observers have been deployed. The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human…