December 10, 2015 Rare snowfall shocks much of South Africa People slowly came outside despite the cold wind Tuesday across South Africa, pointed their mobile phone cameras to the sky and opened their mouths to taste a rare snowfall that fell on much of the country.
December 10, 2015 Tunisia presses hunt for jihadists amid political crisis Tunisia's army pressed ahead on Saturday with operations against Islamists in a remote mountain range after a deadly ambush on its troops heightened a crisis sparked by a political assassination.
December 10, 2015 Libyan Fighters Assault Main Qaddafi Base in Sirte Revolutionary fighters on Friday assaulted a convention center in the heart of Sirte that forces loyal to Muammar Qaddafi turned into their main base, in what commanders said was a final offensive to crush resistance in the holdout city after weeks of siege.
December 10, 2015 Egypt's Mubarak cleared in one case, held on other charges Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak has been granted conditional release in one of the cases against him, but will remain in custody on charges in an additional case, judicial sources said Monday.
December 10, 2015 Egypt govt faces huge challenges after crisis The interim government tasked with putting Egypt back on track after president Mohamed Morsi's ouster faces enormous challenges, from fixing the shattered economy to restoring security and democracy, experts say.
December 10, 2015 Guineans to hold first credible parliamentary polls Guineans got to the polls Saturday in the first parliamentary elections for more than a decade in the troubled west African nation, after months of delays and a campaign plagued by deadly unrest.
December 10, 2015 Two dead in Sudan anti-government protest Two people have been killed in the Khartoum area in riots sparked by the lifting of government fuel subsidies, police and the family of one of the victims said Wednesday.
December 10, 2015 1 More U.N. Worker Dies After August Nigeria HQ Blast The U.N. says one more staff member has died nearly two months after a car bombing hit its Nigeria headquarters, bringing the death toll to 24.
December 10, 2015 Qaddafi Unleashes Rocket Barrage on Rebel City Moamar Qaddafi's forces unleashed a barrage of shells and rockets at Misrata on Sunday in an especially bloody weekend, countering Libyan government claims that the army was holding its fire into the western city.
December 10, 2015 Insurgents dressed as soldiers kill 4 in Nigeria Suspected Islamist extremists dressed as soldiers opened fire on residents of a town in northeastern Nigeria on Wednesday after luring them out of their homes, killing four people, residents said.
