Guinea opposition leaders jailed
Rights group criticised the ruling, saying “no one should be detained for having organised or called for a peaceful demonstration”.
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Al-Qaeda-linked militants release journalist captured in Syria
Islamic militants released US journalist Peter Theo Curtis on Sunday, less than a week after grisly footage emerged of the execution of James Foley.
Typhoon Haiyan survivors die in rice warehouse stampede
Eight people were crushed to death when a crowd of survivors from Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines stormed a government rice store, says an official.
Malala Yousafzai tells world leaders to send books, not guns
Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teen shot by the Taliban for championing girls’ education, has pleaded at the UN to make teaching a priority.
Kenya: Search on for booby-traps at Westgate mall
Explosives experts are searching for possible booby-traps in the wreckage of Nairobi’s Westgate shopping mall after a four-day bloodbath.
Snowden still in airport limbo as US pressures Moscow
Edward Snowden has awaited permission to leave the Moscow airport, as the US turned up the heat on Russia to send him back home.
Army clashes with mutineers in DRC
The army in Democratic Republic of Congo has engaged in heavy fighting in Nord-Kivu province with mutineers.
Japan puts cleavage on ice
A bra with built-in ice packs has been unveiled in Japan, promising to keep women cool in summer. It also features a wind chime and a sprig of mint.
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DRC army to chase down mutinous troops
The army in the DRC has vowed to go after mutinous troops who fail to return to its ranks before the expiry of an ultimatum issued at the weekend.
‘Conspiracy-stung’ Selebi sets out to clear his name
Jackie Selebi launches the appeal of his corruption conviction today, with the ex-top cop arguing that he was the victim of a Scorpions conspiracy.
