The ICC will open an examination into crimes allegedly committed in the Central African Republic after another lynching underscored rising violence.

New CAR interim president Catherine Samba-Panza has named Andre Nzapayeke as prime minister.

Commodity trader Glencore has raised its offer for miner Xstrata to salvage a bid, now worth about $37-billion.

Latest Shell oil spill is comparable to the Exxon Mobil spill of 1998, say authorities as emergency measures are put in place to protect the coast.

Turkey’s prime minister heads to Libya on Friday, a day after the French and British leaders were welcomed for helping to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi.