May 23, 2017 26 people killed after 2 buses collide on Nigerian highway Authorities say at least 26 people have died after two buses collided and caught fire on a busy highway in western Nigeria.
May 23, 2017 Spanish naval ship saves 651 migrants in Mediterranean Spain's defense ministry says a Spanish navy ship has rescued 651 migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean from North Africa to Europe.
May 23, 2017 35 killed in Tanzania after bus with students crashes At least 35 people were killed, most of them young children, after a bus carrying students lost control and crashed in northern Tanzania, police said Saturday.
May 23, 2017 Decapitated bodies show up in Egyptian Sinai border town Egyptian security officials and witnesses say the decapitated bodies of a father and his two sons recently kidnapped by Islamic militants have been found on the street in the northern Sinai town of Rafah.
May 23, 2017 Hamas says Ismail Haniyeh chosen as Islamic group's leader Hamas is confirming that its former Gaza prime minister Ismail Haniyeh has been chosen as the Islamic militant group's top leader.
May 23, 2017 US, UK say Boko Haram wants to kidnap foreigners in Nigeria The United States and British governments are warning that the Boko Haram extremist group is actively planning to kidnap foreigners in northeast Nigeria.
May 23, 2017 Spain jails German who set forest on fire with toilet paper A court in Spain's Canary Islands has sent a 27-year-old German man to prison for 3½ years for causing a massive forest fire that killed one worker last summer.
May 23, 2017 Egypt IS leader vows to escalate attacks on Christians The leader of the Islamic State affiliate in Egypt has vowed to escalate attacks against Christians, urging Muslims to steer clear of Christian gatherings and western embassies as they are targets of their group's militants.
May 23, 2017 Nigeria president attends Friday prayers amid health woes Nigeria's president has emerged to attend Friday prayers after missing a number of public engagements because of poor health.
May 23, 2017 Residents say South Sudan troops remove 5,000 from church South Sudan security forces have forcibly removed about 5,000 civilians who had been sheltering in a church from fighting in the country's civil war, residents and church officials said Friday.