1. Deaths in Egypt building collapse

At least 11 people have been killed and 10 others injured after a four-storey building collapsed in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria.

09/10/2008

2. Deadly attacks hit Baghdad mosques

At least 20 people have been killed and at least 30 injured in two suicide bomb attacks close to Shia mosques in Baghdad, officials say.

02/10/2008

3. Deadly car bombs rock Baghdad

Four bomb blasts have killed at least 32 people and wounded dozens more in the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

29/09/2008

4. Dozens die in Mogadishu shelling

At least 32 people have been killed after mortars were fired into a market in the Somali capital Mogadishu as anti-government fighters battled Somali and Ethiopian troops.

23/09/2008

5. Doubts over Syria 'nuclear' claim

Partial analysis of samples from a Syrian site bombed by Israel do not back up US claims that the target was a secret nuclear facility, diplomats have said.

21/09/2008

6. Deadly attack on Mauritania army

Twelve Mauritanian soldiers have been killed by suspected al-Qaeda operatives in a battle north of the capital Nouakchott, a senior military official has said.

16/09/2008

7. Dozens killed in Iraq suicide blast

At least 25 people have been killed in a suicide attack on a police station in Iraq's central town of Dujail, officials have said.

13/09/2008

8. Deaths in two Algeria blasts

At least 11 people have been killed in two car bomb attacks in Algeria, local radio has reported.

20/08/2008

9. Deaths in Mogadishu market attack

Five people are reported to have been killed and at least 17 people wounded after Ethiopian forces fired mortar shells close to Mogadishu's main market, witnesses said.

20/08/2008

10. Darfur rebels sentenced to death

Sudan has sentenced eight Darfur fighters, including a senior member of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), to death for their involvement in an attack on Khartoum, Sudan's capital.

18/08/2008