ALGIERS (Reuters) - Mali's government and Tuareg-led rebels on Thursday signed an agreement for a roadmap toward securing a broader peace deal to end decades of uprisings in the north.

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Heavy black smoke rose over southern Tripoli on Thursday after rival militias exchanged artillery and rocket fire in a battle over the Libyan capital's airport that has killed more than 50 people in nearly a fortnight of fighting.

PARIS, July 25 (Reuters) - Investigators have concluded the Air Algerie flight with 116 people on board broke apart when it hit the ground, French officials said on Friday, suggesting this meant it was unlikely to have been the victim of an attack. "The aircraft ...

fifty shades of grey debuted On Thursday, July 24th, the first official 'Fifty Shades of Grey' trailer was released through 'Today'. The trailer was absolutely hot for a daytime television. Its host Savannah Guthrie confessed that only part of it will be aired by NBC.

Gaza has descended again into a tragic spiral of violence. Following Israel's decision to send in ground troops, civilian casualties in Gaza are mounting by the hour. Missiles continue to be launched indiscriminately towards Israeli towns, though the Iron Dome ...

Nana Asante Bediatuo, lead counsel for Peoples National Convention’s (PNC) Abu Ramadan has advised the Electoral Commission (EC) to prepare for unforeseen circumstances in undertaken their duties. This, he said, is to prevent the Commission from re-scheduling the undertaking of their key duties ahead of general elections in Ghana. He chastised the EC for waiting ...

Nearly 40 years after Ebola was discovered, there is still no cure. But could experimental vaccines protect people from the killer disease?

The wreckage of a plane that disappeared with 116 people on board on a flight from Burkina Faso to Algiers has been found in Mali, officials say.

Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric said signing James Rodriguez and Toni Kroos will boost the European champions. Modric put in the corner from which Sergio Ramos scored to send Real's UEFA Champions League final with Atletico Madrid to extra-time ...

NAIROBI, July 25 (Reuters) - The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on Friday. - - - - - EVENTS: *MAURITIUS - Bank of Mauritius to auction 182-day Treasury bills worth a total 500 million rupees. GLOBAL MARKETS Asian shares pulled away from this week's three-year highs on Friday after a mostly flat day on Wall Street, though a fresh S&P closing record and upbeat U.S. employmen

ASPEN Colorado (Reuters) - Russia's military is likely a reluctant participant in Ukraine's conflict, the top U.S. military officer said on Thursday, adding that although he had not spoken to his Moscow counterpart in about two months he was keeping an open ...

Less than a week after his back-to-front charge through the field at the German Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton will be hoping for a more straightforward task in this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix. Despite finishing third after starting from 20th place on the grid, ...