Soccer: Africa Cup of Nations kicks off; Senegal, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Morocco, Egypt clash
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A court in Egypt has sentenced to death more than 500 supporters of the now-banned Muslim Brotherhood following violence that broke out in the southern city of Minya last August.…
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The death toll after from a boat accident on Lake Albert between Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo climbed to more than 100, Ugandan authorities announced Monday.
Pistorius trial: Surprise witness?
Whom does Gerrie Nel have up his sleeve? That's the question South Africa is asking as the man prosecuting Olympian Oscar Pistorius prepares to rest his case.
Giant pharaoh statues revealed
Archeologists in Luxor, Egypt have unveiled two massive ancient statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III to the public.
Honeymoon murder suspect to be extradited to S. Africa
A British man accused of orchestrating his wife's murder by hit men while they were honeymooning will be extradited to South Africa next month, a South African justice department spokesman…
At least 59 people dead in Guinea Ebola outbreak
An Ebola outbreak has killed at least 59 people in Guinea, UNICEF said, as the deadly hemorrhagic fever has quickly spread from southern communities in the West African nation.
Boat capsizes on Lake Albert, Uganda, 19 people killed
At least 19 people died Saturday when a boat carrying Congolese refugees capsized on Lake Albert, police said.
Oscar Pistorius murder trial extended
The murder trial of "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius will now continue until the middle of May, the South African court hearing the case says.
Oscar Pistorius forced to sell home to pay legal costs
Oscar Pistorius plans to sell his Pretoria home "to raise the necessary funds to cover his increasing legal costs," a statement on his website said Thursday.
Gunmen fire on army bus in Cairo — report
Gunmen opened fire on an army bus in Cairo Thursday, killing one officer and injuring three soldiers, Egypt's state-run EgyNews reported.
U.S. forces hand seized oil tanker back to Libya
U.S. forces have handed possession of a tanker carrying an illegal oil shipment back to the Libyan government, the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli said Saturday.
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