Twenty-two executives and employees of companies that supply the military and law enforcement agencies were arrested for schemes to bribe a foreign official.

The Western-backed government in Somalia is trying to hold out against Islamic insurgents who are trying to topple it.

Angry Muslim youths set fire to a church filled with worshipers, starting a riot in Jos, Nigeria, officials said.

The security minister said that he would make peace with the junta?s vice president when the vice president returns to steer Guinea toward civilian rule.

A 16-year-old Christian girl from southern Sudan said Friday she was lashed 50 times for wearing a skirt deemed indecent by the authorities in the north.