Boko Haram suspected in suicide attack

At least 13 people were killed and 24 others injured in a suicide attack on an abattoir in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, hours after Boko Haram fighters allegedly…

Lion kills woman at South African park

A U.S. woman on a safari outside Johannesburg was attacked and killed by a lion.

Judges targeted by Egypt’s militants

A small van speeds down a highway in the most dangerous region of Egypt, Northern Sinai. Four judges are on their way to the courthouse for the day's proceedings, when…

Fuel tanker crash kills 69

Sixty-nine people have been killed and 35 people injured after a fuel tanker crashed into a busy bus stop in Southeast Nigeria.

Wreck of 18th century slave ship found

‘The Jackie Robinson of English soccer’

Boko Haram launches RPG attack on Maiduguri

New video sheds lights on Boko Haram fighters

CNNi talks to Reuters correspondent Julia Payne about a video that purports to show foreign fighters in the terrorist group, Boko Haram.

Man offers livestock to marry Malia Obama

Felix Kiprono, a lawyer in Nairobi, Kenya, has his eye on someone special: President Obama's daughter Malia.

Soaring above deserts on a ‘leaf blower’

Several years ago, in Gadhafi-controlled Libya, George Steinmetz found himself hidden in a kind of "safe house" where he was assembling his personal aircraft.

Social media users tell #BuhariFixThis

As President Muhammadu Buhari is sworn in, Nigerians took to social media to offer their "to do" list for the new president's administration.

Five things Buhari must tackle

Nigeria’s Buhari sworn in

New species on the human family tree

Throw caution to the wind in this Moroccan surfing mecca

Kitesurfing is a watersport that's becoming increasingly popular around the world. These 10 photos show you why.