Spanish island braces for possible earthquakes, eruption
MADRID — The residents of Spain’s La Palma island remained on alert Sunday for a possible volcanic eruption as government authorities warned of earthquakes...
Dueling Tunisian protests erupt over president’s power grab
TUNIS, Tunisia — Protesters angry at the Tunisian president’s seizure of broad powers faced off with his supporters Saturday in competing demonstrations in the...
UN council urges Somalia’s feuding leaders to settle dispute
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council urged Somalia’s feuding government leaders on Saturday to resolve their disagreements through dialogue and give top priority...
Algeria gives disgraced ex-leader Bouteflika 3-days mourning
ALGIERS, Algeria — Algeria’s leader declared a three-day period of mourning starting Saturday for former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, whose 20-year-long rule, riddled with corruption,...
Former Liberian military leader liable for church massacre
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A former Liberian military commander who supervised the slaughter of hundreds of unarmed civilians at a church during that country's civil...
South Africa: Top court upholds ex-president’s jail sentence
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa's highest court on Friday denied an application by former president Jacob Zuma to rescind his sentence of 15 months in...
Threat of volcanic eruption puts Spanish island on alert
MADRID — A series of small earthquakes in Spain’s Canary Islands has put authorities on alert for a possible volcanic eruption, with one official...
West Africans leaders to discuss Guinea’s fate post-coup
ACCRA, Ghana — Guinea's coup leaders have set a number of conditions for releasing the deposed president, the foreign minister of Ghana said, ahead...
France calls killing of Islamic State leader big victory
PARIS — France killed the leader of Islamic State in the Greater Sahara because the group attacked French aid workers, African civilians and U.S....
UN sends home Gabonese peacekeepers in CAR over sexual abuse
UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday ordered the immediate repatriation of the entire U.N. peacekeeping contingent from Gabon serving in the Central...