In India, a child goes missing every eight minutes, a devastating statistic most felt by the parents left searching.

The government of Botswana will evict hundreds of Bushmen from their land to make way for a wildlife park, a rights group claims.

Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the one-eyed Islamist behind suicide bombings in Niger, was the mastermind of the devastating attack on an Algerian gas plant.

Clashes broke out between youths and police in the Guinean capital, a day after protests left up to six people dead.

Guatemala extradited ex-president Alfonso Portillo to the United States to face charges of laundering $70 million.

A Tunisian woman who gained notoriety for posting online topless pictures of herself as a protest faces six months in prison for carrying a dangerous object.

Close allies of Toronto Mayor Rob's Ford will release a letter that urges the mayor to address a purported video that apparently shows him smoking crack cocaine.

Iran's top nuclear negotiator, a candidate in next month's presidential elections, vowed to pursue a policy of resistance against the West if elected.

Syrian troops have captured much of the rebel stronghold of Qusayr, squeezing opposition fighters into the north of the strategic town.

Britain's intelligence services came under pressure to explain how they let two Islamic extremists suspected of hacking a soldier to death slip through their net.

Venezuela's president has ordered the creation of a new workers' militia as part of an existing pro-government fighting force.

Taliban militants launched a large-scale attack involving the United Nations in Kabul, sparking a five-hour battle with security forces.

Two suspects, arrested after British fighter jets escorted a Pakistani plane to a London airport, allegedly threatened to “destroy the plane” after an argument with crew.

French special forces and local troops raided an army base in northern Niger, ending a hostage seizure by Islamist fighters.

President Joyce Banda's government vowed to stick to unpopular austerity policies, even as an influx of donor cash allows spending to increase.

A Zambian truck driver who was forced to kick, bite and stab his way from the clutches of a giant python, is lucky to be alive.

A Swazi high court judge has become entangled in a battle over custody of a dachshund puppy, which he is accused of dognapping.

Johannesburg - More than 90 people were arrested for protest-related crimes in Evaton, Orange Farm and Sebokeng, south of Johannesburg, Gauteng police said on Friday.

The ruling party wants reliable cadres to take South Africa into the future, said the ANC secretary-general.

A man is in a critical condition after he was shot in Bon Accord, northern Pretoria.