CAIRO (AP) — International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde is in Egypt to try to revive stalled talks over…
Africa
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenavi passed away
Meles Zenavi, the Ethiopian Prime Minister, passed away on 20 August 2012 following prolonged illness.…
Rescuers find two bodies in Ugandan copter wreck
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Rescuers have spotted the bodies of two Ugandan military airmen at the wreckage…
Britain gives Malawi $4.7 mln for food aid
BLANTYRE, Malawi (Reuters) - Britain has given $4.7 million to Malawi for food aid as more…
UN starts food airdrops in S.Sudan for Sudan refugees
JUBA (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Tuesday it had started airdrops to deliver emergency…
Mali interim PM to form unity government within 72 hours
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali's interim president, Dioncounda Traore, reappointed his prime minister on Sunday, calling upon…
Ethiopian Air to get Africa’s first Boeing 787
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopian Airlines next week takes delivery of Africa's first Boeing 787 Dreamliner, and the airline'schief executive says…
Seven Cameroon athletes go missing
YAOUNDE (Reuters) - Seven Cameroon athletes have disappeared while in Britain for the London Olympics, the Ministry…
Senegal road accident leaves 22 dead
At least 22 people were killed in a collision between a bus and a truck…
Rare snowfall stuns much of South Africa
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — People slowly came outside despite the cold wind Tuesday across South Africa, pointed…