Conflict: African Union approves regional force
African leaders have backed plans to deploy regional troops to South Sudan after recent fighting between rival forces left hundreds of people dead. So
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Coalition bombing kills at least 56 civilians
At least 56 civilians were killed on Tuesday in air strikes north of the besieged Islamic State-held city of Manbij in northern Syria, and residents s
Militants attack army base, kill 12 soldiers
At least 12 soldiers were killed when militants attacked an army base and an adjacent town in central Mali on Tuesday, firing on troop positions, burn
Court clears ex-president Arroyo of plunder
The Philippine Supreme Court has dismissed a plunder charge against former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, ordering her immediate release after nea
President apologizes over mansion scandal
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has apologised for a scandal involving his wife’s purchase two years ago of a $7m house from a government c