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Africa
Gunmen Kill Dozens in Ethiopia Attack, Says Rights Body
Gunmen killed more than 100 people in an attack on Wednesday in western Ethiopia, the national human rights body said, the latest in a series of deadly assaults in the area.
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Africa
UN Says Seized C.African Town Under Peacekeepers’ Control
The Central African Republic's fourth-largest town, which was seized by rebels on Tuesday ahead of elections this weekend, is in the hands of United Nations peacekeepers and national security forces, the UN said.
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Africa
Al Shabaab Claims Beheading of Local Chief in Kenya
Al Shabaab abducted and beheaded the chief of a clutch of villages in northeastern Kenya near the border with Somalia, the Islamists and local police sources said Wednesday.
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Africa
US Navy Ships Arrive in Somalia for Withdrawal
The US military has deployed a group of navy ships off the coast of Somalia to support the withdrawal of some 700 personnel from the country.
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Asia Pacific
USS John S. McCain Sails by China-Claimed Spratly Islands
Guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain sailed through waters off the contested Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, in the latest challenge to Beijing's territorial claims in the region.
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Africa
Sudan, Ethiopia Start Border Talks One Week After Clash
Sudan and Ethiopia started talks Tuesday to demarcate their border one week after a deadly clash in a disputed area.
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Middle East
US Nuclear Submarine Crosses Strait of Hormuz in Show of Force to Iran
The USS Georgia, a nuclear submarine capable of carrying 154 Tomahawk cruise missiles and 66 special forces soldiers, crossed the Strait of Hormuz in a new show of force directed at Iran.
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Africa
France Opens Door to Talks With Some African Jihadists
France could back talks with some jihadist elements in Africa's restive Sahel region, a source in President Macron's office said on Monday.
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Africa
Three Years on, G5 Sahel Force Struggles With Mission
Three years after its launch, a lack of equipment, funds, and training have left the so-called G5 Sahel struggling for credibility and still dependent on France.
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Asia Pacific
Nine Killed in Kabul Car Bomb Targeting Afghan MP
A car bomb targeting an Afghan lawmaker killed nine people and wounded more than a dozen in Kabul on Sunday, officials said, the latest attack to rock the capital.
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