December 9, 2015 France to take part in Mali peacekeeping after clearing out Al Qaeda rebels French troops will take part in a future U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali after they end their task of clearing al-Qaida-linked rebels out of Mali's vast northern region.
December 9, 2015 Libyan Rebels Seek to Build Civil Society From Scratch The burnt-out waterfront building was once the local branch of Libya's hated high court. In the past three weeks, it has been transformed into a bustling hub of civic society, home to a daily newspaper, a recording studio and a press center.
December 9, 2015 First results show Mugabe winning in a rout The first official results from Zimbabwe's disputed national assembly elections showed President Robert Mugabe's party gaining an early and overwhelming lead Thursday.
December 9, 2015 Expert says Steenkamp was standing when Pistorious fired first shot Oscar Pistorius' girlfriend was standing in a toilet cubicle and facing the closed door when she was hit in the right hip by the first of four bullets that he fired, a police ballistics expert testified Wednesday at the double-amputee runner's murder trial.
December 9, 2015 Oscar Pistorius' family feuds over father's controversial gun comments A remarkably public feud erupted Tuesday within the family of Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee Olympian charged with murdering his girlfriend, as the runner and his relatives distanced themselves from comments his father reportedly made about guns and crime in South Africa.
December 9, 2015 Ivory Coast Fighters Make Push to Oust Entrenched Ruler Fighters hoping to install Ivory Coast's democratically elected president descended on the country's largest city, where forces have reportedly attacked the residence of entrenched ruler Laurent Gbagbo on Friday.
December 9, 2015 Nairobi morgue: last stop in search for loved ones The bodies are laid out on metal blocks, victims from all walks of life lying side by side amid a stench of death in Nairobi City Mortuary.
December 9, 2015 War Crimes Court Claims Qaddafi Targeted Civilians Before Uprising The International Criminal Court claims the Libyan government planned to kill civilians to crush protests even before the uprising began, BBC News reports.
December 9, 2015 Obama says Mandela's courage 'inspiration to world' US President Barack Obama on Saturday hailed the "moral courage" of Nelson Mandela, who he said was an inspiration to the world.
December 9, 2015 The tale of 16-year-old child soldier is a window into Mali's dirty war The boy sits with his knees tucked under his chest on the concrete floor of the police station here, his adolescent face a tableau of fear.
