Heavy fighting in eastern Ukraine between government forces and pro-Russian separatists has left at least 20 people dead or injured, including civilians. A senior officer of the government forces said the fighting on Friday and Saturday near Donetsk, a major city in eastern Ukraine, killed 6 soldiers and injured 14.

French President Francois Hollande will pay Monday a friendship and working visit to Algeria at the invitation of President of the Republic Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the presidency of the Republic said Sunday in a statement. “At the invitation of His Excellency President of the Republic Abdelaziz Bouteflika, His Excellency Francois Hollande, …

The top United Nations official in Libya has strongly condemned an attack on the Tunisian consulate in the Libyan capital of Tripoli which resulted in the capture of ten consulate staff members. In a press release issued earlier today, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of …