VICTORIA (Reuters) - Somali pirates are holding two Seychelles sailors aboard a fishing boat that was…
Africa
Violence, boycott cast gloom over Liberia’s run-off
MONROVIA (Reuters) - Tension, a planned opposition boycott and fresh memories of a day of deadly…
Botswana pushes to legalise prostitution
For 15 years Thato Serite has made her living as a prostitute alongBotswana's busiest highway, hired by…
22 hurt, property destroyed at Zimbabwe PM rally
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The party of Zimbabwe's prime minister says 22 people were injured and property…
2 die in grenade attack at Kenya church
WAJIR, Kenya (AP) — Two people were killed in a suspected al-Shabab attack at a church…
Greenpeace protests SAfrican coal power station
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Greenpeace activists climbed aconstruction crane at a coal-fired power station under construction east of Johannesburg and planned…
Liberia challenger warns of turmoil unless poll
MONROVIA (Reuters) - Liberia could tip into chaos not seen since its civil war if a…
11 Hungarian tourists killed in Egypt bus crash
Police and medical officials say 11 Hungarian tourists have been killed when a speeding tour…
Nigeria pirates release oil tanker seized last week
LAGOS (Reuters) - Pirates have released an oil tanker and its crew they seized off the…
Sudan oil state rebels claim to destroy tanks
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Rebels in Sudan's main oil-producing state claimed on Saturday to have destroyed four…