Tunisia: Man sets himself on fire outside capital’s synagogue
A man set himself on fire in front of the Grand Synagogue in the Tunisian capital on January 24th, in...
Crime
Morocco slammed for stray dog killing by conservationist
Morocco has been slammed for the unprecedented killing of stray dogs by renowned conservationist Jane Goodall in preparation for the...
Italy defends expulsion of Libyan war crimes suspect
Italy has defended its decision to unexpectedly release a Libya man wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war...
Italy arrest and release senior member of Libyan judicial police
Italy has arrested and subsequently released a senior member of the Libyan judicial police in a move criticized by all...
Italy releases Libyan who was arrested on ICC warrant
Opposition parties and NGOs are demanding explanations from Italy's government after it released the head of the Libyan judicial police,...
Mozambique’s Ex-Finance Minister sentenced to 2 more years
Mozambique’s ex-finance minister sentenced to 2 more years in prison by a US court, following his involvement in the tuna...
Three Chinese nationals jailed for illegal gold mining in Congo
Three Chinese men were sentenced to 7 years in jail for engaging in activities related to illegal mining in Congo...
Mozambique’s ex-finance minister given two more years in prison
Mozambique's former finance minister will serve another two and half years behind bars for his part in the "tuna bond"...
South Africa: at least 87 miners dead after court-ordered rescue
After a lengthy stand-off between police and illegal miners trapped in one of the deepest abandoned gold mines in South...
France: Cocaine usage doubles due to work pressures
Cocaine usage in France has doubled as the workplace pressures drive demand, according to the French Observatory of Drugs and...
Libya: violent clashes between rival militias in the west
Violent armed clashes between rival militias in western Libya, 80 kilometres outside of Tripoli, have now calmed. Tunisie Numérique reported...
Nigerian military kill at least 16 civilians in air strike mistake
Approximately 16 civilians in Zamfara State, Nigeria have been killed in a military air strike. According to BBC News on...
Former French President Sarkozy slams “plot” at court trial
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has slammed the charges leveled against him as a "plot" by "liars and crooks" at...
UK Special Forces accused of ‘excessive force’ in Libya operation
Up to five members of the UK Special Forces are being investigated for use of ‘excessive force’ in a covert...
Sarkozy stands trial over Gadhafi campaign financing
Former French President Sarkozy is standing trial for alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign by Moammar Gadhafi, former...
