BANGUI, April 25 (Reuters) - Heavy weapons fire broke out overnight in Muslim suburbs of Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, and health workers reported at least four dead in the new outbreak of violence. Only isolated incidents of fighting ...

... ]. * Plane owned by Bank of Utah reported parked in Tehran. * Ghana is an ally of the United States (Adds U.S. comments, paragraphs 12-14). DUBAI, April 19 (Reuters) - Iran says that a plane which landed in Tehran airport flying the American flag was ...

TRIPOLI, April 15 (Reuters) - Jordan's ambassador to Libya was kidnapped on Tuesday morning after masked gunmen attacked his car and shot his driver, a spokesman for Libya's foreign ministry said. The driver survived the attack and was in hospital, ...

PRETORIA, April 8 (Reuters) - A South African court adjourned Oscar Pistorius' murder trial until Wednesday to allow the athlete to regain composure after he broke down in the witness stand while describing the moment he realised he had shot dead his ...

PRETORIA, April 8 (Reuters) - A South African court adjourned Oscar Pistorius' murder trial until Wednesday to allow the athlete to regain composure after he broke down in the witness stand while describing the moment he realised he had shot dead his ...

PRETORIA, April 8 (Reuters) - A South African court adjourned Oscar Pistorius' murder trial until Wednesday to allow the athlete to regain composure after he broke down in the witness stand while describing the moment he realised he had shot dead his ...

PRETORIA, April 7 (Reuters) - South African Paralympic and Olympic track star Oscar Pistorius is expected to take the stand for the first time on Monday in a bid to prove his innocence against charges he murdered his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

By Amlan Chakraborty. MIRPUR, Bangladesh, April 6 (Reuters) - India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni sprang to team mate Yuvraj Singh's defence after the left-hander's struggle with the bat in the World Twenty20 final loss to Sri Lanka on Sunday. Struggling ...

By Chijioke Ohuocha. ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria has overtaken South Africa as Africa's largest economy after a rebasing calculation nearly doubled its gross domestic product, data from the statistics office showed on Sunday. GDP for 2013 in Africa's top oil ...

BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali's government has resigned and town planning minister Moussa Mara will become prime minister, a presidential spokesman said on state television late on Saturday. Outgoing prime minister Oumar Tatam Ly submitted the entire ...

BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali's government has resigned and town planning minister Moussa Mara will become prime minister, a presidential spokesman said on state television late on Saturday. Outgoing prime minister Oumar Tatam Ly submitted the entire ...

PARIS (Reuters) - France said on Saturday it had cancelled plans to attend a ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide following accusations of French involvement in the massacre by Rwandan President Paul Kagame. The African ...

By Edmund Blair and Jenny Clover. KIGALI (Reuters) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame may dress in the sharp suits of a company CEO, but his language can be more like a drill sergeant when he grills his cabinet on its performance. "When you speak I find ...

... ]. * Kagame has wielded power since 1994 genocide. * Racked by genocide guilt, West treads cautiously. * Rwanda denies sending hit squads to South Africa. * West suspended some aid over Congo rebel charges. By Edmund Blair and Jenny Clover.

By Amlan Chakraborty. MIRPUR, Bangladesh, April 4 (Reuters) - When Virat Kohli accepted the man of the match award on Friday it was the second gift he had received in quick succession. With the scores level in the World Twenty20 semi-final against South ...

MIRPUR Bangladesh (Reuters) - A sparkling half-century by skipper Faf Du Plessis and JP Duminy's brisk unbeaten 45 helped South Africa to a strong 172-4 against India in the second semi-final of the World Twenty20 on Friday. Opting to bat first, South ...

... ]. * Green Party keeps distance under new premier Valls. * Royal's pro-environment record could keep Greens on board. * Nuclear, shale, growth pressures will test her pro-renewables credentials. By Andrew Callus and Benjamin Mallet. PARIS, April 2 ...

SANTIAGO, April 2 (Reuters) - Global miner BHP Billiton. said on Wednesday that its mines and port in northern Chile were operating normally after a massive earthquake and ensuing tsunami on Tuesday evening. The major earthquake, magnitude 8.2, ...

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday: - - - -. SOCCER. Premier League. Fulham v Everton (1230). Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur (1500). Liverpool eye top spot at home to Spurs, Everton at Fulham. LONDON - Liverpool can take over from ...