Nigeria detains judges, in graft probe
Abuja: Nigeria’s secret police seized hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and assets in a series of anti-corruption raids targeting senior judges, drawing sharp condemnation on Sunday from the bar association and rights groups.
Former Mali rebel leader ‘assassinated'
Bamako: A leader of a former Tuareg rebel group who was killed in a blast in northern Mali this weekend was in fact "assassinated", an umbrella former rebel group said on Sunday.
Ruling party wins Georgia vote
Tbilisi: The ruling Georgian Dream party won Georgia’s parliamentary polls, early results showed today, but accusations of vote rigging from the opposition sparked fears of political instability in the Caucasus nation.
Afghan army helicopter crashes; 8 dead
Kabul: Eight Afghan soldiers were killed on Sunday when a military helicopter crashed in northern Baghlan province, officials said.
Ethiopia declares state of emergency
Addis Ababa: The Ethiopian Government has declared a state of emergency effective immediately following a week of anti-government violence that resulted in deaths and property damage across the country.