Redwater - The reputation of the Alberta Oilsands for its impact on climate change have been devastating. Emissions from the oilsands have increased by 48 per cent since 1990. Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) could be an acceptable way to reduce emissions.

Two armed men stormed a TD Canada Trust outlet in Toronto Sunday and set about robbing it but did not get away without a fight. A 53-year-old roofer, Carl Fraser, wrestled with one and got a bullet in the gut for his troubles.

The situation in the Central African Republic becomes more dire as thousands flee the widespread lawlessness that has followed the recent rebel victory.

Bangui - Alleged use of child soldiers by rebel coalition Seleka in Central African Republic is making the headlines as South African soldiers are reporting what they witnessed in Bangui.

Bangui - The deposed president of the Central African Republic, who fled the capital Bangui as rebels seized control of the presidential palace on Saturday, has taken refuge in neighboring Cameroon.

For years the existence of the African forest elephant has been under threat and now an alarming new report shows just how endangered they are. The report says that the elephants face the threat of extinction and possibly within a decade.

Some 3,000 apes from the forests of Africa and South East Asia that are either killed or poached each year become increasingly linked to organized crimes and trans-boundary networks that have become more refined.

The kidnapping is the latest of several affecting French citizens in recent years. In 2010 four French workers were kidnapped in Niger, and in 2011 two French businessmen were kidnapped in Mali.

On Sunday, the Central African Republic’s (CAR) Prime Minister, Nicolas Tiangaye, unveiled a national unity government as part of a power-sharing agreement with the Seleka rebel coalition.

Yaound - A court in the West African country of Cameroon has overturned the conviction of two men who were sentenced to five-year prison terms for "looking gay" and ordering Bailey's Irish Cream.

In its offensive against President Francois Bozize, the Seleka rebel coalition in the Central African Republic (CAR) has seized the key city of Bambari on Sunday, situated at a crossroads between diamond mining sites and routes to the east.

Lagos - Severe flooding in Nigeria has claimed at least 363 lives and displaced at least 2.1 million people in the West African nation in recent months.

Seven athletes from the central African country Cameroon have disappeared while in Britain for the London Olympics. Five boxers, a swimmer and a soccer player are suspected of absconding to stay in Europe for economic reasons, reports Reuters.

If they ever did like Newt Gingrich - and past polls suggest that they once did - it appears that most voters no longer do. That's certainly the analysis of one U.S. pollster and the numbers they summon are pretty convincing.

Roberto Luongo, still criticized despite stellar play, is now the winningest goalie in Vancouver Canuck history. Luongo and the Canucks beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 on Jan. 21 and the win vaulted him past Kirk McLean to the top of the franchise win list.

Scientists were excited to discover images of the African golden cat on video captured by a motion-activated camera. This unique animal is rarely seen by humans.

Makhachkala - Having signed for Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala from Inter Milan, Samuel Eto'o has become the highest-paid soccer player in the world, overtaking Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo.

Yaound - The Cameroon Ministry of Transport has issued a ban on night driving for inter-urban buses in the country between cities. The government made the decision following a year of deadly vehicle carnage on the poor, unsafe roads.

Lympne - A male Silverback gorilla, called Ambam, has astonished animal observers around the world after he began walking upright in his open enclosure at a wildlife park in Kent, south-east England.

The news for Haiti just does not get better with time, and while some are asking why the millions of dollars pledged to help Haitians are not having an effect, Haitians have had enough and are rioting in the streets.