February 23, 2017 The Latest: Pope demands protection for migrants The Latest on response to wave of migration to Europe (all times local): 12:40 p.m.
February 23, 2017 Zimbabwe's Mugabe turns 93, says he will stand in 2018 polls Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has described his wife Grace, an increasingly political figure, as "fireworks" in an interview marking his 93rd birthday.
February 23, 2017 Jordan, Egypt back 2-state solution for Israel, Palestinians Jordan and Egypt are reasserting support for a Palestinian state, days after U.S. President Donald Trump said that peace in the Middle East does not necessarily depend on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
February 23, 2017 Red Crescent: 74 bodies of migrants wash ashore in Libya Libya's Red Crescent says 74 bodies of migrants have washed ashore in the western city of Zawiya on the Mediterranean Sea.
February 23, 2017 Dubai: Panel clears DP World of Djibouti allegations Dubai's government says an arbitration tribunal has cleared port operator DP World of allegations of wrongdoing over its operation of an East African port.
February 23, 2017 Russia to rely increasingly on non-nuclear deterrent Russia's defense minister says the development of the nation's nuclear forces will remain a top priority, but the military will rely increasingly on conventional weapons to deter any aggression.
February 23, 2017 Merkel, Algerian PM discuss migration, security by phone German Chancellor Angela Merkel has spoken to Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal on the phone after her planned trip the North African country was canceled at the last minute over the Algerian president's poor health.
February 23, 2017 Almost 1.4 million children face 'imminent death:' UN agency The United Nations children's agency is warning that almost 1.4 million children are at "imminent risk of death" as famine threatens parts of South Sudan, Nigeria, Somalia and Yemen.
February 23, 2017 UN cites flaws in Libya trial of Gadhafi's son, others A United Nations report says the trial in Libya of over three dozen people including Moammar Gadhafi's son failed to meet international fair-trial standards.
February 23, 2017 Burundi ex-deputy leader returns home, criticizes opposition A former vice president of Burundi who fled the country after criticizing the ruling party has returned to the country after accusing some of her colleagues in the opposition of being "destructive." Alice Nzomukunda, who was one of President Pierre Nkurunziza's deputies between 2005 and 2006, returned to Burundi Monday with two other members of the opposition bloc CNARED, which has been involved in on-off peace talks with the government.