Gunmen kill 22 in Nigeria church attack: Witnesses

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 21:03

Assailants armed with guns and explosives killed 22 people in at a busy church service in a northeast Nigerian village, witnesses said on Monday, in a region where Islamist sect Boko Haram is resisting a military crackdown.

11 militants killed in Mali anti-terror operation

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 18:46

French counter-terrorism offensive in rebel-infested northern Mali ended on Friday with 11 Islamist militants killed and a French soldier wounded, military sources inside the operation have said.

Egyptian student killed in campus clashes

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 23:26

Clashes between rival Egyptian students at a university in Alexandria killed at least one student on Thursday, a supporter of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, police said.

Islamists quit Libya government amid censure debate

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 22:07

Libya`s Islamist Justice and Construction Party announced it was quitting the government after it failed to win sufficient support for a censure motion in Parliament.

Egypt`s Morsi faces fresh trial for `insulting judiciary`

Last Updated: Sunday, January 19, 2014, 23:48

Ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi and 25 others, including liberal activists and journalists, will be tried for "insulting the judiciary", the fourth case slapped on the Islamist leader.

Islamist militants strengthen grip on Iraq``s Falluja

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 17:30

Al Qaeda and other insurgent groups have tightened their grip on Falluja, defying the Shi`ite-led Iraqi government`s efforts to persuade local tribesmen to expel them from the Sunni Muslim city, residents and officials say.

Egypt to announce results of constitutional referendum

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 14:25

Egyptian authorities are to announce Saturday the results of a constitutional referendum the interim government has hailed as a ringing endorsement of the army`s ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi.

Islamist rebel who threatened Olympics claimed dead

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 22:33

A Chechen rebel leader who vowed to disrupt the Sochi Winter Olympics is dead, Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov said on Friday although Russian security services did not confirm the claim.

One killed in Egypt as police, Islamists clash: Security

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 20:54

At least one person was killed in clashes in Egypt on Friday as police dispersed protesters loyal to ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, security officials said.

No carry-on liquids at Moscow airports for Olympics

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 03:16

All carry-on liquids will be banned at Moscow`s three international airports ahead of next month`s Winter Olympics in Sochi for security concern, the Russian flight authority posted the decision Wednesday.

Tunisia MPs approve Article 1 of new constitution

Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 21:38

Tunisia`s assembly adopted Article 1 of the new constitution Saturday, establishing the republic and Islam as its religion but rejecting amendments that the Koran be the "main" source of law.

Clashes kill 13 as Mohamed Morsi backers rally in Egypt

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 19:13

At least 13 people died in clashes Friday across Egypt as police dispersed thousands of protesters demanding the reinstatement of deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, the health ministry said.