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  Christian families living in a refugee camp stand under a tree in Kaga-Bandoro, Central African Republic, Tuesday Feb. 16, 2016. Refugees in the north of Central African Republic say they hope the new president will bring peace but no one is heading home just yet. Thousands are still living in displacement camps in Kaga-Bandoro, a stronghold of the former Muslim rebel group known as Seleka that was in power for nearly a year. The one-time rebels say they are waiting to see how the election turns out before taking any action. KAGA-BANDORO, Central African Republic (AP) — It's been more two years since Therese Waima fled for her life with her five children after Muslim rebels shot her husband to death. While adjusted to a new normal inside a sprawling camp home to thousands of others, she still dreams of going home. Yet even as she cast a ballot this past week in Central African Republic's historic presidential runoff vote, she knows it is still too dangerous to r...

  Disgruntled Egyptians beat up a policeman, blocked roads, and surrounded the local security headquarters late Thursday night after the officer killed a driver in a dispute. Egypt's Interior Ministry media office said in a statement that the killing followed an argument over the sergeant's fare for his ride in Cairo's populous el-Darb el-Ahmar district. In the course of the dispute, the officer shot and killed the driver. A photo he took on his mobile phone of a driver who was killed by a police officer, in a dispute in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt's Interior Ministry media office said in a statement that the killing followed an argument over the sergeant's fare for his ride in Cairo's populous el-Darb el-Ahmar district. In the course of the dispute, the officer shot and killed the driver. A second Interior Ministry statement called the shooting a "mistake." Videos posted by the el-Masry el-Youm news website showed tearful residents displaying bl...

  British Prime Minister David Cameron arrives for an EU summit at the EU Council building in Brussels on Friday, Feb. 19, 2016. Cameron faces tough new talks with European partners after through-the-night meetings failed to make much progress on his demands for a less intrusive European Union.  Branson told Sky News that he thought it would be a "very, very, very, very sad day if British people voted to leave." Branson noted that Europe has been free from war since the introduction of EU, and that he hoped "sense prevails."