April 27, 2017 Strike ends at South African Airways after court ruling South African Airways says cabin crewmembers whose strike forced some flight cancellations have returned to work after a court order.
April 27, 2017 2 police wounded in shooting on French island of Reunion Officials say a man suspected of links to radical Islam shot two police officers on the French island of Reunion in an incident under investigation by national counterterrorism prosecutors.
April 27, 2017 Pope faces balancing act in Egypt amid security fears Pope Francis is facing a religious and diplomatic balancing act as he heads to Egypt this weekend, hoping to comfort its Christian community after a spate of Islamic attacks while seeking to improve relations with Egypt's Muslim leaders.
April 27, 2017 Egyptian artist paints church murals, unfazed by attacks On a scaffold several stories high beneath the dome of a Cairo church, Ayman William paints for the glory of God, unfazed by recent attacks against his fellow Coptic Christians in Egypt.
April 26, 2017 New South Sudan fighting displaces 25,000 people A spokesman for the humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders says at least 25,000 people have been displaced by fighting in the South Sudan town of Kodok.
April 26, 2017 Morocco's parliament approves new government after crisis Morocco's parliament has approved a new coalition government created to end months of political and economic deadlock.
April 26, 2017 Hamas in Gaza says it won't be cowed by Abbas' threats Gaza's ruling Hamas movement says it will not be cowed by threatened funding cuts, signaling escalating tensions between the militant group and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
April 26, 2017 Who speaks for Islam and reform? Debate heats up in Egypt It was a startling collision of religion and politics.
April 26, 2017 1 person dies in Kenya's primary elections A Kenyan police official says one person has died and another was injured in hotly contested primary elections in the capital Nairobi.