The first match in the Africa Cup of Nations is under way after footballers and spectators held a period of silence as a mark of respect for the three Togo team members killed in an attack on their bus. The hosts Angola have been playing Mali in the...
The government of Togo says it has recalled its football team from the African cup of nations in Angola following a gun attack on the squads buses on Friday. However the head of the footballs world governing body Sepp Blatter of FIFA，has said the t...
ANNOUNCER: Thousands of would be migrants are taking advantage of summer weather and calm seas to try to cross from Africa to Europe. One of the most frequently used routes is from the North West Africa to the Spanish Canary Islands. Many hundred of...
Less than six months before a general election in Britain, the governing Labour Party is embroiled again in internal strife. Two former cabinet ministers have called for secret ballot of members to decide whether the Prime Minister Gordon Brown shoul...
President Obamas National Security Adviser General James Jones says Americans will be shocked by the findings of a White House inquiry into the intelligence failures leading up to the attempted Christmas Day airliner bombing. From Washington, here is...
The White House says the Nigerian man accused of attempting to blow up an American airliner last month has given useful intelligence to investigators. A spokesman said FBI interrogators spent a number of hours with the man after he was removed from a...
The United States and Britain have closed their embassies in Yemen because of what officials say are continuing threats from al-Qaeda. The US embassy has told its citizens in Yemen to be vigilant. President Obama has accused a Yemen-based group linke...
The United States and Britain have closed their embassies in Yemen because of what officials say are continuing threats from al-Qaeda. The US embassy has told its citizens in Yemen to be vigilant. President Obama has accused a Yemen-based group linke...
Parliament in Afghanistan has rejected more than two-thirds of President Hamid Karzais proposed new cabinet, dealing him a serious political blow. Those rejected include a former warlord who is accused of human rights abuses. Peter Greste reports fro...
A suicide car bomber in northwestern Pakistan has killed more than 85 people and left many trapped under collapsed buildings. Dozens were injured in the blast which took place near the town of Lakki Marwat. Aleem Maqbool reports from Islamabad. Eyewi...
