February 9, 2017 Palestinians: Israeli airstrike kills 2 on Gaza-Egypt border Palestinian officials say an Israeli airstrike has killed two Gaza residents in a smuggling tunnel along the border with Egypt.
February 9, 2017 US judge finds that Rwandan man was active in 1994 genocide A U.S. federal judge has found that a Rwandan man actively participated in the country's 1994 genocide.
February 9, 2017 Nigerian government takes over biggest airline, Arik Air Nigeria's government is taking over the country's biggest airline, Arik Air, to "instill sanity" and prevent "a major catastrophe" in the aviation industry of Africa's most populous nation.
February 9, 2017 The Latest: Britain puts limit on unaccompanied minors The Latest on the flow of migrants into Europe (all times local): 1:45 p.m.
February 9, 2017 Zimbabwean pastor and protest organizer is released on bail A Zimbabwean pastor arrested for organizing anti-government protests says he is happy to be out of prison after being released on bail.
February 9, 2017 Kenya court quashes government order to close refugee camp A Kenyan court has declared illegal a government order to close the world's largest refugee camp and send more than 200,000 people back to war-torn Somalia.
February 9, 2017 South Sudan peace deal monitors reveal new violations Monitors of South Sudan's peace deal say the government's use of helicopter gunships and bomb-dropping airplanes in the country's civil war puts the lives of "civilians at considerable risk." The monitors' latest reports released Wednesday are a window into an August 2015 peace agreement that has failed to stop the fighting.
February 9, 2017 Gambia will reverse its ICC withdrawal, EU official says A European Union official says Gambia's new president confirms the West African country will re-join the International Criminal Court, after the previous leader began the formal process of withdrawal last year.
February 9, 2017 Making mannequins an unlikely business in Egyptian village There is an unlikely industry thriving in a village north of Cairo: The making of mannequins.