Bangui - Sixteen people died in clashes in Central African Republic on Thursday as new interim president Catherine Samba-Panza took office with a plea for militia to lay down their arms to halt the escalating inter-religious violence. Almost one million people, or a quarter of the population of the former French colony, have been displaced by fighting that began when gunmen from the Seleka rebels, most of them Muslims, seized power in a coup in March. Christian self-defence groups, known as...
updated 1:43 AM EST, Thu January 23, 2014 (CNN) -- A message purportedly from al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri addressed militants fighting in Syria to unite. The message, more than five minutes long, was posted online on militant websites. Its authenticity could not be independently...
MATTHEWLEEAssociated Press= MONTREUX, Switzerland (AP) â Furiously divided from the start, representatives of Syrian PresidentBashar Assad and the rebellion against him threatened Wednesday to collapse a peace conference intended to lead them out of civil war. Assad's future in the country...
The UN chief's special adviser on genocide prevention has warned of a "high risk of crimes against humanity and of genocide" in the Central African Republic. Adama Dieng and other UN officials briefed the Security Council on Wednesday on the continuing and unprecedented violence between...
A week, it has been said, is a long time in politics. It is even longer for someone imprisoned thousands of miles from home with no indication of when, if ever, he will be released or brought to trial. And if a week is a long time, what about five years? Five years ago - 260 weeks - President Obama...
Davos, Switzerland - Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote said his Dangote Group would join the ranks of the world’s biggest 100 companies within three years as he invests in cement, agriculture and oil refining across the continent. “We are targeted...
Officials in Ukraine say three anti-government protesters have died in the capital, Kyiv, in new clashes with police. Two protesters were reported to have gunshot wounds. A medical official said another activist fell to his death at the site of the clashes. Reports say the police were trying to...
Two people have reportedly been shot dead during clashes between police and protesters in Ukrainian capital Kiev. The country's interior ministry has so far confirmed only one death, but made no comment on the cause. A second person also died from bullet wounds, said Oleh Bondar, a doctor...
Chinese elites have set up extensive offshore companies that allow them to conceal funds abroad, according to a new report from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. The report, which is based on leaked documents covering thousands of tax haven clients, lists more than a dozen...
