The empty whisky bottles and overturned, sand-filled skiffs that litter the Somali shoreline are signs that the heyday of Somali piracy may be over.
A Libyan rebel credited with capturing Muammar Gaddafi in a drainage ditch last year has died of injuries at the hands of the ex-leader’s supporters.
English Premier League champions Manchester City have been eliminated from the League Cup at the first hurdle by Aston Villa.
The Louvre Museum is unveiling a new wing and galleries dedicated to the arts of Islam in a $130-million, decade-long project.
Soldiers manning a checkpoint in northern Nigeria have killed two members of a radical sect responsible for hundreds of killings this year alone.
A new video shows Libyans trying to save Chris Stevens, cheering "God is great" and rushing him to hospital after finding him inside the US Consulate.
Down 2-0 to the best clay court playing nation in the world, the US is in a bad place in its Davis Cup semifinal against Spain.
The promoters of Michael Jackson’s ill-fated 2009 comeback concert series feared he was unstable, with one describing him as a "mess".
First Kaka wanted to leave, now Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo says he’s "sad" at the Spanish club.
Hal David, famous for composing many timeless tunes, including "Raindrops keep fallin’ on my head", has died in Los Angeles.