Suspected jihadists killed nearly 20 civilians in an attack overnight on the northern Burkina Faso village of Bani, Seno province, security sources said Sunday. “The attackers, heavily armed and on motorbikes, literally executed the local inhabitants,” the security source told AFP. The...

After years of back-breaking toil, Fatima el Hanani now fears being reduced to begging in the street because of Morocco's closure of its border with a Spanish enclave to thousands of "mule women". The impact has been felt on both sides of the frontier, with the Moroccan porters who lugged...

Some companies have warned that a coronavirus outbreak in China could disrupt supply chains or hurt bottom lines as factories and shops shut and airlines suspend flights. FINANCIAL IMPACT: * Electrolux said the epidemic could have a material impact if its Chinese suppliers were...

The death toll in China from the novel coronavirus outbreak has climbed to 259, the National Health Commission said Saturday. A total of 11,791 confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the coronavirus (2019-nCoV) have been reported in China. It was reported that 46 people have died in the...