TUNIS (Reuters) - Islamist militants attacked a checkpoint in a town in southwest Tunisia early on Sunday, killing a policeman and wounding three others, security officials said.

CAIRO (Reuters) - Cairo's population is set to grow by 500,000 this year, more than any other city in the world, adding to the pressure on an Egyptian economy struggling to recover from six years of political turmoil. 

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) has rejected calls from a rival political party to nationalise mines because it would lead to massive job losses, a policy strategy paper released on Sunday said.