May 2, 2019 On cyclone-shattered island in Mozambique, shock and debris Cyclone Kenneth in northern Mozambique ripped the island of Ibo apart.
May 1, 2019 UN says 1.7 million Somalis will face major food insecurity The U.N. estimates 1.7 million people in Somalia will "face crisis and emergency levels of food insecurity until June" after a second consecutive bad rainy season caused livestock losses and failed crops.
May 1, 2019 UN: Clashes in Libya's capital are hampering aid, evacuation The U.N. says armed clashes in the Libyan capital Tripoli along with random shelling and explosives placed on roads are hampering the evacuation of civilians and the delivery of aid.
May 1, 2019 May Day rallies descend into violent clashes with police in Paris as demonstrations are held around the world Groups of hooded, black-clad people threw rocks and other objects at police officers, smashed up vehicles, and set fires as the May Day rallies in the French capital quickly took a violent turn on Wednesday.
May 1, 2019 ISIS makes inroads with militant groups in Congo The caliphate may be gone in Iraq and Syria but ISIS is rebranding and finding new places to terrorize, this time in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
May 1, 2019 Libyan coast guard rescues nearly 100 Europe-bound migrants Libya's coast guard says it has rescued 96 Europe-bound migrants off the Mediterranean coast.
May 1, 2019 Sudanese threaten general strike in standoff with military The organizers of Sudan's protests have threatened a general strike and civil disobedience as tensions escalate with the military council that assumed power after the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir.
May 1, 2019 Rights group urges Yemen's rebels to release 10 journalists A rights group is calling on Yemen's Houthi rebels to release 10 journalists detained nearly four years ago on "trumped-up" spying charges.
May 1, 2019 Mozambique church a refuge for Muslim cyclone survivors Next to a marble pulpit inside a Catholic church, a young Muslim girl chases around with other children.
May 1, 2019 Philippines orders Filipinos to leave Libyan capital Philippine officials say they have issue a mandatory evacuation order for more than 1,000 Filipinos in the Libyan capital amid escalating fighting, rocket fire and airstrikes.