Selection process for next UN chief begins
Hamas agrees to disarm under Trump plan, but no word from Israel
Kate and William’s police convoy hits UK pensioner
Egypt’s former president Morsi buried in Cairo
China earthquake kills 12, injures 134
China warns US against opening Mideast ‘Pandora’s box’
Morsi from Egypt election triumph to death as inmate

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BREAKING: Fmr Egypt president, Morsi, dies in court
Egypt’s former president Mohammed Morsi, who was ousted by the army in 2013, has died in court, state TV says. He reportedly fainted after a court session where he was facing espionage charges and subsequently died. He was 67, BBC said. ALSO READ: Father’s day: Atiku urges fathers to believe in children, Nigeria(Opens in a […]
Johnson’s Brexit plan would crumble – rival for UK PM
Boris Johnson’s Brexit strategy would collapse under scrutiny, one of his rivals to become Britain’s prime minister said ahead of the first televised debate Sunday — which the front-runner is skipping.
Two AFP journalists beaten, detained in C. Africa
Security forces in Central African Republic beat and detained two journalists working for French news wire Agence France-Presse (AFP) covering a banned opposition protest in the capital Bangui, the reporters said Sunday.
Breaking: Police open fire on protesters, kill two in Benin
Benin police killed two protesters Saturday while trying to break up a demonstration by people who have erected barricades and blockaded the national road since Tuesday, the city’s mayor told AFP.
Car bomb kills eight in Somali
A car bomb exploded near the Somali parliament Saturday, killing eight people, emergency workers said, hours after militia executed nine civilians from a clan with suspected links to the Islamist Al-Shabaab.
Sudan’s Bashir to appear in court on graft charge
Ousted Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir will appear in court next week to face charges of corruption and possessing foreign currency, the country’s acting prosecutor general told reporters on Saturday.
Landmine blast kills 8 Kenyan police near Somali border
Eight Kenyan police officers were killed Saturday when their vehicle ran over a landmine during a patrol near the border with Somalia, police sources said.
Rivals for British PM take aim at Boris Johnson
The six contenders vying to become Britain’s next prime minister held a leadership hustings on Saturday with rival candidates aiming their fire at frontrunner Boris Johnson.
Female lawmaker beaten up by colleague
A member of the Kenyan Parliament representing Wajir East, Rashid Kassim has been arrested hours after allegedly assaulting Wajir County Woman Representative Fatuma Gedi.
Second patient dies of Ebola in Uganda: health official
A grandmother in Uganda has died from Ebola, health officials said Thursday, the second fatality in the country since a major outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo crossed the border.
Successor to longtime Kazakhstan ruler is sworn in as president
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the hand-picked successor to Kazakhstan’s longtime ruler, was inaugurated as president Wednesday after winning an election marred by a police crackdown and slammed by foreign monitors for “voting irregularities”.
Morocco adopts law confirming Berber as official language
Moroccan lawmakers have unanimously approved a bill that confirms the Berber language’s official status, eight years after it was preliminarily recognised in a new constitution.
95 dead in new ethnic massacre in central Mali
Unknown assailants killed at least 95 people in a central Mali village overnight, government officials said on Monday.
1 dies, 5 injure as crane collapses on building in Dallas
A crane collapsed on a Dallas apartment building and parking garage on Sunday, killing at least one person and injuring five others, according to rescue officers. The crane tore through multiple floors of the five-story Elan City Lights residential building near downtown Dallas at around 2 p.m., Dallas Fire and Rescue officials said, as severe weather touched […]
Theresa May: a legacy sunk by Brexit
Theresa May had a mission to fight Britain’s “burning injustices” through strong and stable leadership — but her legacy as prime minister will be anything but.

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