BISSAU (Reuters) - Former Guinea Bissau prime minister Carlos Gomes Junior scored 49 percent in Sunday's…
Africa
Egypt police arrest sex swingers: security
Egyptian police have arrested a married couple who advertised on Facebook to sexually swap spouses…
Sperm-hunting women prowl Zimbabwe highways
Susan Dhliwayo was stunned when she pulled her car over recently to pick up a…
S.Africa halts Iranian oil purchases in Jan
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa imported no oil from Iran in January, according to government trade…
Ukrainian helicopter comes under fire in Congo; one soldier injured – ministry
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry has reported an attack in Congo on its Mikoyan Mi-24 helicopter…
Renegade Mali soldiers announce takeover
Rebel troops have appeared on Malian state TV to announce they have seized control of…
Car bomb rocks Somali capital, al Shabaab says responsible
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A car bomb exploded in the heart of the Somali capital on Wednesday,…
Egypt searches for lost border patrol
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Egyptian military has lost contact with a border patrol at the country's…
Somali pirates free British hostage
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Somali pirates freed British hostage Judith Tebbutt on Wednesday more than six months…
Mauritania to hand over ex-spy chief to Libya
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — Mauritania will hand over former Libyan intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senoussi — one ofMoammar Gadhafi's closest…