December 9, 2015 Tahrir protesters show Egypt's Morsi the 'red card' Thousands of demonstrators waved red cards in Tahrir Square Sunday to demand the resignation of Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Morsi, as the spirit of 2011's revolution returned to the iconic Cairo protest venue.
December 9, 2015 Johnson wants more Scottish fire against Italy Scotland aim to build on a brave show against hosts South Africa when they meet Italy Saturday for third place in a four-nation tournament.
December 9, 2015 Human rights group, witness accuse Malian troops of executions and abuses Malian soldiers killed people accused of ties to radical Islamists at a bus stop around the time the French-led military intervention began, a witness told The Associated Press on Wednesday, detailing how the soldiers shot the victims and then threw their bodies into nearby wells.
December 9, 2015 S.Africa presidency urges Mandelas to heal family feud South Africa's presidency urged Nelson Mandela's family Friday to solve an increasingly bitter dispute "amicably", weighing in for the first time on a feud over the ailing anti-apartheid icon's final resting place.
December 9, 2015 Pro-Morsi protesters defiant as army blocks their path Defiant Mohamed Morsi supporters chanted "Down with the coup!" and "Egypt Islamic!" in Cairo on Friday more than two weeks after the army toppled the country's first freely elected president.
December 9, 2015 Qaddafi's Son Claims Forces Have Not Bombed Civilians Colonel Qaddafi's son has exclusively claimed on Sky News that Libyan government forces have not targeted civilians in bombings of the rebel-controlled eastern town of Brega.
December 9, 2015 Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Steps Down Egyptian President Mubarak has stepped down, Vice President Omar Suleiman said in an address on state television Friday.
December 9, 2015 Mandela 'continues to respond to treatment' Nelson Mandela "continues to respond to treatment" but is still in a critical condition in hospital, South Africa's presidency said Thursday.
December 9, 2015 Al-Shabaab claims responsibility for Kenya attack that killed 48 The Islamist terror group al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for a brutal, religiously-motivated attack in Kenya that killed 48 people Sunday night.
December 9, 2015 Wildlife group says poaching funds Somalia's Shebab Somalia's Shebab militia, which carried out a bloody attack on Nairobi's Westgate mall, is in part funded by the poaching trade, wildlife activists said Thursday.
