COTONOU, Benin (Reuters) - Armed men hijacked a Cyprus-flagged fuel tanker with 23 crew off the…
Africa
Suspected Islamists kill four at bar in northern Nigeria
Gunmen killed four people at a bar in the troubled northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri…
Gadhafi’s son, 3 generals in Niger ask for asylum
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — A son of Moammar Gadhafi and three of his generals were…
Somalia briefly detains Turkish aid workers
MOGADISHU (Reuters)- Somali security forces briefly detained two Turkish aid workers on Tuesday after they…
Sudan’s Bashir names first Darfur vice president
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's President on Tuesday appointed his first vice president from the Darfur region…
Kenya cabinet proposes 2012 election delay
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's cabinet on Tuesday proposed delaying next year's elections by four months, a…
Kenya rescuers search for bodies after deadly fire
Rescue teams on Tuesday searched through the smoking ashes of a Kenyan slum razed when…
Angola sentences 17 to jail for anti-government rally: report
LISBON (Reuters) - An Angolan court on Monday sentenced 17 people to prison sentences of up…
World Bank says to help with Libya rebuilding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank on Tuesday said it officially recognized the ruling National Transitional…
France, Rwanda aim to put bitter row over genocide behind them
PARIS (Reuters) - France and Rwanda looked to turn over a new leaf in relations on…