December 8, 2015 One of Three American Students Arrested in Cairo Says Experience Scariest of His Life An American student arrested with two others during protests in Cairo said they were threatened with guns, hit and forced to lay for hours in a near fetal position in the dark with their hands behind their backs.
December 8, 2015 Egypt declares month-long state of emergency Egypt declared a month-long state of emergency Wednesday as violence raged across the country following a crackdown on supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi.
December 8, 2015 Hollande backs Islamist-led Tunisia amid Egypt turmoil Francois Hollande on Friday reaffirmed his confidence in the "new Tunisia" during the first trip by a French president since the January 2011 revolution which brought an Islamist-led government to power, and as political turmoil swept Egypt.
December 8, 2015 Buhari wins in Nigeria, defeating Goodluck Jonathan Amid anger over an Islamist insurgency that has claimed thousands of lives, Nigerians returned a 72-year-old former military dictator to power Tuesday in the most hotly contested election in the country's history.
December 8, 2015 U.S. NATO Commander Doesn't Rule Out Al Qaeda Presence in Libyan Rebels A U.S. NATO commander does not rule out an Al Qaeda presence in the Libya opposition against Muammar al-Qaddafi.
December 8, 2015 Farrakhan claims Ebola invented to kill off blacks Firebrand Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan’s latest racially-charged claim is that Ebola – the deadly disease ravaging parts of Africa and now diagnosed on American soil – was designed by white scientists specifically to kill off blacks.
December 8, 2015 Obama hits out at unfair deals with Africa US President Barack Obama urged Africans on Saturday to ask more questions about lop-sided deals with some foreign investors, while dismissing talk of a Chinese and US scramble for influence on the continent.
December 8, 2015 Egypt protesters erupt in joy as army ousts Morsi In their tens of thousands, they cheered, ignited firecrackers and honked horns as soon as the army announced President Mohamed Morsi's rule was over, ending Egypt's worst crisis since its 2011 revolt.
December 8, 2015 Gunmen kill Egyptian soldier in Sinai amid crackdown Gunmen shot dead an Egyptian soldier in Sinai on Saturday as army helicopters carried out air strikes on suspected militant hideouts, medics and witnesses said.
December 8, 2015 3 dead, at least 60 injured in Kenya bomb attacks Three people were killed and at least 60 wounded when two homemade bombs exploded on buses along one of the busiest highways in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, authorities said Sunday, as this East African nation struggles to stop a series of terrorist attacks.
