Cape Town fire forces evacuation of nearly 200 households/in /by
Nearly 200 households have been evacuated in the coastal city of Cape Town in South Africa after a raging fire began around the Table Mountains on Friday.
Dozens killed in U.S. bombing on Yemeni detention centre for African migrants/in /by
Graphic footage aired by the Houthis' al-Masirah satellite news channel showed what appeared to be dead bodies and others wounded at the site. The Interior Ministry said some 115 migrants had been detained at the site
Ineligible to stand, Gbagbo enters the Ivorian election by other means/in /by
His 'Enough is Enough' campaign aims to put pressure on President Alassane Ouattara whose rule has delivered impressive economic growth but dogged by high poverty levels and a cost of living crisis
Uganda declares end to Ebola outbreak/in /by
The disease had been confirmed in the capital Kampala on January 30 following the death of a male nurse
Visitors pay their respects at Pope Francis’ tomb/in /by
The tomb was opened on the second of nine days of official mourning for Francis, after which a conclave will be held to elect the next pope
Kenya’s Sawe wins London Marathon as Ethiopia’s Assefa takes women’s race/in /by
Assefa made up for second-place finishes in London and the Paris Olympics last year, finishing in 2:15:50. It was the fastest ever time in a women’s-only marathon
Iran: Death toll in port blast rises as crews scramble to stop blaze/in /by
Helicopters and aircraft dumped water from the air on the raging fire through the night into Sunday morning at the Shahid Rajaei port
DRC: Huge rally for peace in Butembo/in /by
The march organized by civil society groups came as Goma, the provincial capital of North Kivu marked three months under rebel rule
Food stocks run out in Gaza prompting famine warnings/in /by
The World Food Program said Friday its food stocks in Gaza have run out under Israel’s nearly 8-week-old blockade, ending a main source of sustenance for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in the territory
Hundreds of thousands bid farewell to Pope Francis’ coffin through historic Rome/in /by
Hundreds of thousands mourners took to the streets of Rome today to bid farewell to Pope Francis, whose funeral rites reflected his vision of humility and dedication.