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An Egyptian court has ordered a halt to forced virginity tests on female detainees in military prisons.

Prosecutors in Nigeria have accused four men of organising the August 26 suicide bombing at the United Nations headquarters in the West African nation that killed 23 people, bringing charges that c

ZAWIYAH, Libya — Rebel fighters gained complete control on Thursday of the oil refinery in Zawiyah — just a half hour’s drive from Tripoli, the country’s capital — rou

LAGOS, Nigeria— Major Hamza Al-Mustapha served as the right-hand man of Nigeria's feared and final military dictator, suppressing dissent through fear and once boasting of even having a &

The long-awaited trial of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak opened in Cairo this week. He was ousted by a popular uprising early this year.

CAIRO (AFP) - Bloody clashes erupted in Cairo on Saturday between protesters demanding political change and loyalists of the ruling military council, hours after the military ruler pledged democ