Gunmen kill 21 at Afghan wedding party
Armed men opened fire at a wedding ceremony in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 21 guests and wounding eight, provincial officials said on Monda
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Somalia blast: Mogadishu hotel rocked by bomb
At least 10 people have been killed in a huge bomb explosion at a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu. A BBC correspondent in the city reports that
Obama says Kenya at crossroads
US President Barack Obama has praised Kenya’s economic and political advances, but also warned of challenges ahead. In a speech in Nairobi, he s
Egypt holds trial run on second Suez Canal
The first cargo ships have passed through Egypt’s second Suez Canal, amid tight security, ahead of the new waterway’s official opening nex
Cuba tones down anti-U.S. rhetoric on revolution’s holiday
Cuban leaders pledged to keep socialism alive but toned down the anti-U.S. rhetoric at Cuba’s first national holiday since re-establishing diplo