February 23, 2017 Egypt high court upholds death sentence of 10 in soccer riot Egypt's highest appeals court has upheld the death sentences against 10 suspects convicted over a 2012 soccer riot that killed 73 fans, becoming one of the world's deadliest soccer disasters.
February 23, 2017 Israeli army: Sinai militant fire hits Israel, no one hurt The Israeli military says several shells have been fired from neighboring Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, exploding in the south of the country and causing no injuries.
February 23, 2017 Famine declared in part of South Sudan's Unity state Famine has been declared in two counties of South Sudan, the result of prolonged civil war and an entrenched economic crisis that has devastated the war-torn East African nation.
February 23, 2017 Hundreds of migrants cross fence into Spain again The Red Cross says 350 migrants crossed the fence into a Spanish territory in North Africa early Monday, three days after 500 more managed to break the gates.
February 23, 2017 Blast in Somalia kills 15 in Mogadishu marketplace A Somali police officer says a blast at a busy market in the western part of Somalia's capital killed at least 15 people.
February 23, 2017 Gambia's new president commits to end human rights abuses Gambia's new President Adama Barrow has reiterated his commitment to ending human rights abuses in the country.
February 23, 2017 Sudan's president accompanies UAE's rulers to defense show Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has accompanied two of the United Arab Emirates' most-powerful rulers to a defense show.
February 23, 2017 Pope laments plight of child soldiers in Congo fighting Pope Francis has expressed dismay about clashes in the Democratic Republic of Congo he described as "violent and brutal." In remarks to the faithful in St. Peter's Square on Sunday, Francis singled out for concern the "many children torn from families and schools to be used as soldiers" in the fighting.
February 23, 2017 Islamic extremists denounce Somalia's new president A commander of Somalia's Islamic extremist rebels says the group opposes the election of the new president and vows to continue fighting the government, the first official comment from al-Shabab since the president's election earlier this month.
February 23, 2017 As Mugabe turns 93, an anxious Zimbabwe wonders who's next As the world's oldest head of state approaches his 93rd birthday on Tuesday, Zimbabwe has been planning a party for thousands of people in honor of President Robert Mugabe.