March 17, 2017 Egypt says 2 security officers killed, 4 wounded in Sinai Egypt's Interior Ministry and security officials say militants have detonated a roadside bomb, killing two officers and wounding four in the north of the restive Sinai Peninsula.
March 17, 2017 UN will put sex abuse victims first, urge action on abusers Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced new measures Thursday to tackle the increase in sexual abuse and exploitation by U.N.
March 17, 2017 Death toll from Madagascar cyclone rises to 5 Officials in Madagascar say the death toll from a cyclone has risen to five and about 10,000 people have left their homes because of storm damage.
March 17, 2017 American among 9 suspects held in Kenya cybercrime case A Kenyan police official says nine suspects including an American have been arrested in connection with an alleged international wire fraud ring.
March 17, 2017 Rights groups to UN: Impose sanctions on Burundi officials Nearly 20 human rights groups are urging the United Nations Security Council to impose targeted sanctions against officials accused of gross human rights violations in Burundi.
March 17, 2017 Family of Zimbabwean activist marks 2 years since abduction The family of an anti-government activist missing in Zimbabwe has marked the second anniversary of his abduction.
March 17, 2017 South African police investigate airport heist South African police say they cannot rule out that a heist at the main international airport in Johannesburg was an "inside job," and say police officers will be among those questioned in the investigation.
March 17, 2017 Frenchman accused of Morocco terror ties to remain jailed A Moroccan appeals court has upheld the conviction of a Frenchman arrested in anti-terrorism raids, dismissing his claims that he signed a confession in Arabic that he could neither read nor understand.