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Armed gang kills 48 in raid in Nigeria: Official

A state official says an armed gang attacked a Nigerian village, but no sign of any link to extermist group Boko Haram until now

Somali Shebab claim attack on UN compound in Mogadishu

Our commandos have attacked the UN compound, a senior Shebab official was reported as saying

Thousands evacuated after blasts at Russian arms depot

Depot in central Russia contains around 18 million shells, regional Investigative Committee says

Mali government signs ceasefire deal with Tuareg rebels

Government of Mali on Tuesday signs ceasefire agreement with Tuareg rebels occupying key northern city, paving way for 28 July presidential polls

Nigeria drops charges against some Russian arms suspects

Court in Nigeria throws out charges against eight of 15 Russian seamen arrested in October for alleged illegal arms possession; remaining seven to face trial later this week

Pakistan funeral bomb kills 10, including MP: Police

One official and 10 people killed in bomb explosion in Shergarh town in northwestern Pakistan

Afghan envoys to travel to Qatar for Taliban talks: Karzai

'Our High Peace Council will go to Qatar, they will talk to the Taliban', Karzai says

S.Africa: bank warns 145,500 platinium jobs at risk

Rising mining costs could cut 145,500 jobs in South Africa mining platinum belt in the coming years

NSA head, lawmakers defend US surveillance programmes

Surveillance programmes helped disrupt more than 50 possible attacks since 9/11, US official says at Congressional hearing

Obama: America at 'crossroads' in terror fight

Obama to reset US terror war in key speech

America again confronts terror in homeland

Boston attacks 'cowardly' act of terror, says Obama

Bin Laden son-in-law faces terror charges in US court

Karzai suspends US talks in row over Taliban office

The name of Taliban's new office in Qatar leads President Hamid Karzai to suspend US-Afghan talks

Rousseff salutes Brazil protests, cities cut bus fares

Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff says government remains committed to social change after recent protests

G8 leaders close to agreeing Syria statement: Sources

Despite wedge driven between Russia and G8 leaders on Syria, consensus is reached on the need for a transitional authority after a two-year conflict

Biggest protests in 20 years sweep Brazil

What began as an isolated protest in Sao Paulo, Brazil this month quickly swells into large demonstrations, demanding better public services and an end to corruption

Obama and Cameron brush away divides in N. Ireland school

The two world leaders joined a group of kids working on a large painting, and both started wielding brushes with their left hands

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