International

ERITREA has reduced its support for the al Qaeda-allied al Shabaab militant group in Somalia under international pressure, but still violates U.N. Security Council resolutions and remains a destabilising influence, a U.N. report says.

SOME 1,000 ex-combatants during Cote d’Ivoire’s post-election crisis will be reinserted in the construction sector, a source from the National Program for Post- Conflict Assistance (PAPC) said on Sunday.

NIGERIA is making moves to sign a trade and investment protection treaty with Pakistan in August, to further promote economic cooperation between both countries, Pakistani ambassador to the west African country Ahmed Sirohey said Sunday.

NORTH KOREAN military chief Ri Yong-ho has been removed from all official posts, according to state media.

THERE has been no let up in violence in Syria with parts of the capital, Damascus, under fire for a second day, activists have said.

Egypt's public prosecutor has ordered that former President Hosni Mubarak be returned to prison, saying that his health has improved.

Creating better opportunities for women is key to Africa’s economic development, a Nigerian...

Three Kenyans accusing the UK colonial authorities of torture during the Mau Mau uprising want to live their final years with dignity, a court has heard.