TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian authorities referred the case against ousted leader Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali…
Africa
EU to open Benghazi office to aid Libya rebels
The EU plans to open an office in the rebel-held Libyan city of Benghazi to…
Brazilian Company Opens $1.7 Billion Mine in Mozambique
Brazilian mining giant Vale has opened a coal mine in Mozambique, as the impoverished country…
Ivory Coast resumes cocoa exports after crisis
Ivory Coast resumed cocoa bean exports on Sunday more than three months after they were…
Uganda opposition leader barred from flight
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye was barred from boarding a flight to…
Libyan rebels say they have made gains in Misrata
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libyan rebels said they had made gains by driving back Muammar Gaddafi's…
Niger ex-president freed, charges dropped
NIAMEY (Reuters) - Former Niger President Mamadou Tandja left prison to cheers from thousands of…
Gabon seeks election delay till after soccer cup
LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba has asked a court to rule on…
Rare Egyptian paintings found in museum cellar
Rare paintings by some of Egypt's most renowned artists thought to have belonged to the…
NATO strikes target Gaddafi compound: witnesses
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - NATO launched a number of missile strikes against targets in the Tripoli…