Africa - World Briefing | Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo: Rebel Clashes Resume

Two days of clashes between rebel fighters and Congo`s army near the eastern city of Goma have killed at least 19 people, threatening an uneasy six-month peace.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013  04:19

Most Recent - Bombings in Iraq kill 19 as worries over sectarian violence grow

Tuesday, May 21, 2013  23:10

World - Congolese army, rebels clash for a second day, 19 dead

By Chrispin Mvano GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Two days of clashes between Congo`s army and rebel fighters near the eastern city of Goma have killed at least 19 people, threatening an uneasy six-month peace just days before a scheduled visit by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Government forces and the M23 insurgents began exchanging heavy weapons fire for a second day early on Tuesday, with explosions still being heard late into the afternoon. ...

Tuesday, May 21, 2013  18:13

Business - Vodafone annual profits up 1.9 percent

LONDON (AP) — U.K.-based mobile telecoms company Vodafone has reported a 1.9 increase in annual profits despite a slowdown in much of its European operations.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013  12:56

Most Recent - Greene: When May 19 became the day of darkness

Sunday, May 19, 2013  14:51

World - Roadside bomb kills 19 in west Baghdad: police, medics

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Nineteen people were killed on Friday when a roadside bomb exploded near a commercial complex in the Amiriya district in the west of Baghdad, police and medics said. Earlier on Friday, two bombs went off outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in Baquba as worshippers left Friday prayers, killing at least 43 people in one of the deadliest attacks in a month-long surge in sectarian violence. (Writing by Mike Collett-White; Editing by JOn Hemming)

Friday, May 17, 2013  19:53

World - Car bomb in Iraq kills 5, wounds 19

BAGHDAD (AP) — A car bomb exploded in a sprawling Shiite neighborhood of Baghdad on Thursday morning, killing at least five civilians and wounding 19, officials said.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  09:05

World - Officials: Car bombing kills 5, wounds 19 in Iraq

BAGHDAD (AP) — Officials say a car bomb explosion in a sprawling Shiite neighborhood of Baghdad has killed at least five civilians.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  08:17

Africa - DR Congo fighting - `19 killed`

Fighting between government and rebel forces continues in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, with 19 people confirmed dead, a minister says.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013  17:08