Somali pirates have freed a Greek-owned oil tanker, a day after one of the largest ransoms ever paid was delivered to the ship, pirates and officials say.
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Mediator Zuma Pushes for New Zimbabwe Poll
South African President Jacob Zuma is now pushing Zanu PF and the two MDC formations to expedite the resolution of outstanding issues in time for the 2011 elections,…
YEMEN-HORN OF AFRICA: African arrivals in 2009 up 55 percent
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Yemen received 77,802 new arrivals from the Horn of Africa in 2009, a 55 percent increase over 2008 and for the first…
Guineans agree to keep Camara out
The people of Guinea have broadly welcomed a decision by their military rulers to keep Moussa Dadis Camara, the country's wounded chief, in temporary exile. The deal, which…
Bright lights of hope in Europe are a beacon for migrants
The solution to Europe’s tension over immigration does not lie in the violence of southern Italy in the past week, or in the government’s sharp and inflammatory response.…
Obama says no to ground assault in Somalia, Yemen
Noting that the “border region between Afghanistan and Pakistan remains the epicenter of al-Qaeda,” President Barack Obama says he has “no intention of sending US boots on the…
Emile Hirsch climbing Kilimanjaro with Timberlake
Actor EMILE HIRSCH will embark on a week-long trek up Mount Kilimanjaro after agreeing to join JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE and JESSICA BIEL on the climb to raise awareness about…
Angola 2010: Two arrested over Togo attack
Two people have been arrested in connection with the attack on Togo's national football team in Angola last Friday. According to Angolan state media, the two were arrested…
Former Rwandan President Killed By Own Army – Inquiry
Rwanda is this week expected to release the findings of an investigation by UK defense experts into the causes of the April 6, 1994 air crash that killed…
Togo PM orders football team home
Togo's prime minister has insisted that the country's football team must head home from the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola after three people were killed in a…