"A government spokesperson says recent clashes in Guinea's southeast forest region killed 95 and injured hundreds, a significant increase over numbers provided last week." Source: 95 killed in Guinea …
400 Misuari loyalists killed, captured in Zambo
"Around 400 Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) fighters loyal to Nur Misuari have either been killed or captured by government troops in Zamboanga City in the 18-day fighting so far, the military …
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Attackers kill pastor, torch church in Nigeria
"Police say suspected Islamic militants armed with automatic rifles and explosives killed a pastor and his son and torched a church in northeast Nigeria before dawn on Thursday. Corporal Musa Ibrahim …
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At least 27 dead in Sudan fuel subsidy protests
"At least 27 people have been killed in protests in Khartoum over fuel subsidy cuts announced by President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, a medical source said on Thursday, in the worst outbreak of unrest in …
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Militants storm Indian bases in Kashmir, kill 9
"Militants stormed a police station and an Indian army base in Kashmir on Thursday, killing at least nine in an attack the state’s chief minister said was aimed at derailing peace talks between India …
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Iraqi consulate in Damascus hit by mortar shell
"A mortar shell hit the Iraqi consulate in the Syrian capital Damascus on Thursday, killing an Iraqi woman and wounding four other people, witnesses said." Source: Iraqi consulate in Damascus hit by …
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France pushes for U.N. action on Central African Republic
"France's foreign minister called on Wednesday for the U.N. Security Council to adopt a resolution next month to boost U.N. operations in the Central African Republic, which he said risked becoming a …
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Fighting in Syria between moderate rebels, al Qaeda intensifies
"Moderate Syrian rebels are engaged in their fiercest fighting to date with al Qaeda-affiliated fighters on Syria's northern and eastern borders, a senior U.S. State Department official said on …
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Kenya Forces Claims to Be ‘In Control’ As Forces Sweep Westgate Mall
"The Kenyan government has said it is in control of the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, and is meeting no resistance. A government statement said it was believed that all hostages taken by gunman …
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Syrian rebels fight to break blockade of Damascus suburbs
"Syrian insurgents pressed a new assault in the strategic, heavily-defended southwestern suburbs of Damascus on Tuesday, saying they aimed to break an army blockade of rebel-held areas." Source: …
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