MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan rebels have encircled the eastern oil hub of Brega and control…
Africa
Guinean president survives assassination attempt
CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Guinea's president narrowly survived an assassination attempt Tuesday after gunmen surrounded…
UN declares famine in southern Somalia
The United Nations said Wednesday that famine has hit two parts of rebel-held Somalia, due to…
S.Africa’s fuel workers reject 8 pct pay increase
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa's fuel workers union has rejected a minimum 8 percent wage…
Gambia’s Jammeh vows won’t be ousted by votes or coup
BANJUL (Reuters) - Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh said on Monday neither an election nor a coup…
Guinean president survives shooting attack on home
CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Guinea's democratically elected president survived an assassination attempt early Tuesday when gunmen descended on his home,…
Egypt cabinet talks set to resume after PM hospitalised
Egypt's embattled Prime Minister Essam Sharaf, hospitalised overnight for exhaustion, was preparing Tuesday the final touches to…
Nelson Mandela celebrates 93rd birthday in SAfrica
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former President Nelson Mandela spent his 93rd birthday with friends and relatives in his…
Ex-president, speaker in Sao Tome presidency run-off
SAO TOME (Reuters) - Sao Tome's former president Manuel Pinto da Costa and current parliament speaker…
Teenage boy killed in Tunisia protest
Tunis - A 14-year-old boy was killed overnight when police broke up a demonstration in…