December 8, 2015 Madagascar villagers accuse army of mass killings Villagers in southern Madagascar recall with bitterness the day the soldiers came and razed their homes to the ground, but the officer they accuse denies any responsibility.
December 8, 2015 Australia make three changes for South Africa Test Australia have made three personnel changes and one positional to the starting line-up for a Rugby Championship Test against South Africa in Cape Town Saturday.
December 8, 2015 Qaddafi Pushes Ahead With Attacks on Rebels as Arab League Calls for No-Fly Zone The Arab League asked the U.N. Security Council to impose a no-fly zone over Libya to protect rebels, increasing pressure on the U.S. and other Western powers to take action that most have expressed deep reservations about.
December 8, 2015 Hit by poachers, S. Africa to lobby for rhino horn sale South Africa said Wednesday it would lobby to relax a ban on international trade in rhino horn to allow a one-off sale of stockpiles to address a poaching bloodbath.
December 8, 2015 Egypt Islamists vow new demos as mosque is besieged Backers of Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi pledged to stage daily demonstrations, as security forces besieged a Cairo mosque full of Islamist protesters after a day of clashes on Friday that left more than 80 dead.
December 8, 2015 Egypt charges 75 people in deadly soccer riot Egypt's top prosecutor has charged 75 people with murder and negligence in connection with a deadly soccer riot last month in the Mediterranean city of Port Said.
December 8, 2015 Libya's Prime Minister Confirms Presence of Chemical Weapons Libya's interim prime minister has confirmed the presence of chemical weapons in Libya and says foreign inspectors would arrive later this week to deal with the issue.
December 8, 2015 Colorado man survived Algerian hostage crisis by hiding from terrorists 2 1/2 days Kristi Wysocki said that, at times, the terrorists were only a few feet from where her husband, Steven Wysocki, was hiding, and she felt that her husband "made it to hell and back."
December 8, 2015 At least two dead as DR Congo troops and rebels clash Fighting among rebels and government troops left at least two dead on Thursday in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, ending a short lull in violence as negotiations continue between the two sides.
December 8, 2015 370 dead after Egypt police storm protests Egyptians emerged Thursday from an all-night curfew imposed after the country's worst violence in decades, with 370 people killed as security forces broke up protests in support of ousted president Mohamed Morsi.
