Fight over genetically modified crops tears at Tanzania
Drought-tolerant corn is off-limits as groups debate the best approach for easing hunger across Africa.
After Nairobi Mall attack, backlash against Somalis
Key questions remain unanswered even as a murky investigation by Kenyan authorities leads to arrests.
With many missing after mall siege, Kenyans want answers
Many are in an emotional limbo amid a search for relatives and friends who haven’t been seen since the attack.
Behind Nairobi attack, a Somali mastermind
Mukhtar Abu Zubeyr is bookish and recites poetry. He has also killed most rivals to gain control of al-Shabab.
Kenyan officials say siege is over; death toll expected to rise
The four-day long standoff could bolster the image of the brutal al-Shabab in global jihadist circles.
Gunmen in Kenya siege said to be international group
The al-Shabab militants who launched the attack reportedly spoke English, were from different nations.
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India’s blue helmets
After years of leading the peacekeeping mission in Congo, India is scaling back on its military commitments.
Elsewhere in World
Asia / Pacific
- Indonesia summons Australian ambassador over report US, Australian embassies were spy hubs
- Thai parliament moves closer to approving controversial amnesty bill for political offenders
- Flight data recorder of crashed Lao Airlines plane retrieved from Mekong River
- China's top security official blames East Turkestan movement for attack in heart of Beijing
- Surgery lifts veil of darkness in Myanmar as woeful health care left high rate of blindness
Africa
- International Criminal Court postpones trial of Kenya's president until Feb. 5
- Kenyan warplanes bomb camp in Somalia where Westgate Mall attackers trained, official says
- Official: 92 bodies recovered in northern Niger after migrants' trucks break down in desert
- African Union to introduce resolution in Security Council to delay Kenya ICC trials
Middle East
- Sprawling shantytown for Syrian refugees, largest in the region, to be transformed into a city
- Chemical watchdogs: Syria has met key deadline
- A growing number of Saudi men are quietly helping the campaign to allow women to drive
- Official: Rebels in Yemen clash with Islamists in restive north over 2 days, killing 30
Europe
- Study says soda tax would cut obesity rates by 1.3 percent in UK, W. Europe's fattest country
- Study says soda tax would cut obesity rates by 1.3 percent in UK, W. Europe's fattest country
- Italian police say they've busted kidnapping ring involving children in custody battles
- German lawmaker says he met Snowden in Russia, discussed NSA surveillance flap
The Americas
- Halloween surprise: Woman arrested at airport with 3 pumpkins allegedly stuffed with cocaine
- Battle over biographies rages in Brazil, with top singers charged with backing censorship
- Toronto police say they have video of mayor smoking crack pipe; Ford vows not to resign
- 6.6-magnitude earthquake rocks Chile, swaying buildings in the capital, but no damage reported
National Security
- Hagel says states refusing to issue ID cards to troops' same-sex spouses are 'wrong'
- In turnabout, Iraq seeking new counterterror aid from US 2 years after troop withdrawal
- House committee pushes Veterans Affairs Department to improve oversight of conference spending
- White House updates Jewish, pro-Israel groups on Iran amid concerns about new sanctions pause