North Africa

Germany limits migration from North Africa and repatriates refugees from Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia

After being the brunt of the biggest immigration wave since World War II, Germany cuts down on recei...

Jan 20, 2016 04:07 AM EST

War stops 13 million going to school in Middle East, North Africa: U.N.

Conflicts across the Middle East and North Africa are preventing more than 13 million children from ...

Sep 03, 2015 04:03 AM EDT

Pentagon chief planning for longer-term rift with Russia

The United States and its NATO allies are preparing militarily for the prospect that their rift with...

Jun 21, 2015 06:51 PM EDT

Militant group denies U.S. air strike killed Algerian Belmokhtar

The Sahara-based Islamist group al-Mourabitoun on Thursday denied reports that veteran Algerian mili...

Jun 18, 2015 07:03 PM EDT

Police haul away migrants sleeping on rocks in Italian Riviera

Police on Tuesday began hauling away mostly African migrants from makeshift camps on the Italy-Franc...

Jun 17, 2015 07:04 PM EDT

International flotilla rescues 5,900 from Mediterranean in a weekend

An international rescue fleet plucked almost 5,900 migrants from rickety boats making the perilous s...

Jun 07, 2015 06:06 PM EDT

Syrians largest refugee group after Palestinians: U.N.

Syrians have overtaken Afghans as the largest refugee population aside from Palestinians, fleeing to...

Jan 07, 2015 06:36 AM EST