January 17, 2017 Soldiers fire into air in Ivory Coast's capital: Witness A resident of Ivory Coast's capital, Yamoussoukro, says soldiers have fired their weapons into the air in the city center, frightening residents and forcing businesses to close.
January 17, 2017 Ex-UK foreign secretary faces legal action in rendition case Former U.K. Foreign Secretary Jack Straw is facing legal action in a suit brought by a former Libyan dissident who alleges he and his wife were abducted and sent to Tripoli a decade ago to be interrogated by the regime of late dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
January 17, 2017 UK report warned of security ahead of 2015 Tunisia attack A lawyer says an official British report had criticized security at beach hotels in the Tunisian resort of Sousse months before an extremist killed 38 in a gun attack there in 2015.
January 17, 2017 UN judge's detention in Turkey delays Rwandan genocide case A former Rwandan government minister convicted at a United Nations tribunal of inciting and aiding genocide is arguing that his case is being unfairly delayed because one of the judges involved has been detained by Turkish authorities.
January 17, 2017 Zimbabwe pastor charged after 'prophecy' of Mugabe's death Zimbabwe police have charged a local pastor who claimed God told him President Robert Mugabe will die this year.
January 17, 2017 Spain arrests Moroccan suspected of praising terrorism Spain's Interior Ministry says police have arrested a Moroccan suspected of praising terrorism by promoting armed Islamic groups on the internet.
January 16, 2017 Egypt says gunmen kill 8 policemen at desert checkpoint The Egyptian Interior Ministry says gunmen have attacked a police checkpoint in the country's desert west, killing eight policemen.
January 16, 2017 UN report says numerous abuses have occurred in South Sudan South Sudanese government and opposition soldiers "blatantly ignored" international law during clashes in July that killed hundreds of people, according to a United Nations human rights investigation.
January 16, 2017 Ford recalls more than 4,500 Kuga SUVs in South Africa The South African unit of the Ford Motor Company says it is recalling 4,556 Kuga vehicles following several dozen reports of the car catching fire.