March 22, 2018 At least 14 dead, several hurt in car bomb in Somali capital At least 14 people were killed and 10 others wounded in a car bomb blast near a hotel in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, Somali officials said Thursday.
March 20, 2018 Sudan, the world's last male northern white rhino, dies from 'age-related complications' Sudan, the world’s last male northern white rhino died after “age-related complications,” researchers announced Tuesday.
March 20, 2018 Nigeria failed to protect abducted schoolgirls, human rights group says A human rights group accused Nigeria’s security forces Tuesday of failing to respond to warnings that Boko Haram extremists were planning to abduct more than 100 schoolgirls last month.
March 11, 2018 Lightning strike kills 16 people, injures 140 at church in Rwanda At least 16 people were killed in Rwanda and 140 others injured when lightning struck a Seventh Day Adventist church in the country's south, said a provincial governor.
March 8, 2018 Cecil the lion 'suffered incredible cruelty' for up to 12 hours before dying, researcher claims Cecil the lion, who was killed with a bow and arrow in Zimbabwe in 2015 by an American dentist and trophy hunter, was clinging to life for 10 to 12 hours before dying, a researcher who studied the animal claims in a new book.
March 7, 2018 South African triathlete's legs severely injured in saw attack A top South African triathlete was out training when assailants reportedly attacked him, attempting to cut his legs off with a saw.
March 5, 2018 ISIS uses US Special Forces helmet cam in twisted propaganda video An Islamic State propaganda video released Sunday appears to show footage of four U.S. soldiers killed in an ambush in Niger in October 2017.
March 4, 2018 Orphaned baby chimp rescued from poacher, snuggles pilot on rescue flight Video of a young orphaned chimpanzee named Mussa snuggling with a pilot on his flight to safety is raising awareness about the poaching of the endangered species.
March 2, 2018 World's last male white rhino, dubbed 'Most Eligible Bachelor,' is dying Sudan, the last male northern white rhino on the planet who became famous after he was listed as Tinder’s “Most Eligible Bachelor in the World,” is dying.
February 28, 2018 Egyptian singer and 'The Voice' star Sherine Abdel-Wahab sentenced to 6 months in prison for Nile River joke Sherine Abdel-Wahab, one of Egypt’s most famous singers and the star of the Arabic version of “The Voice,” was sentenced to six months in prison after making a joke suggesting the Nile River was polluted.