Paris / AFP A white police officer plans to sue the estate of a black teenager he shot dead because he was traumatized by the fact that he accidentally killed the teen’s neighbour in the incident, his lawyer said. “The damage is my client feels horrible that Bettie Davis is dead because of the actions he was forced to take,” ...

Paris / AFP France wants to end its military operation known as Sangaris in the Central African Republic (CAR) this year, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Sunday. “The aim is to bring Operation Sangaris to a halt. I hope this is done during 2016, with small units remaining on CAR territory as was the case beforehand,” he told ...

Cairo / AFP Bad weather including heavy fog caused two major traffic accidents in Egypt on Sunday that left at least 22 people dead, officials said. The deadlier accident saw 16 people killed and 21 wounded in multiple car crashes near Beni Sueif on the highway linking Cairo to Upper Egypt, police said. Two dozen vehicles were involved in the ...