Ouagadougou - Sustained gunfire was heard in the Burkina Faso capital overnight, a Reuters witness said on Wednesday, and there was no immediate explanation from the government of…
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I.Coast’s Gbagbo readying rockets, helicopter
ABIDJAN, March 22 (Reuters) - The U.N. peacekeeping mission to Ivory Coast said Laurent Gbagbo's forces were readying an attack helicopter and multiple rocket launchers on Tuesday and…
Libya: allies to target army brigade run by Gaddafi son
British, American and other coalition aircraft are planning to target a Libyan army brigade commanded by Khamis Gaddafi, Col Gaddafi's youngest son.
Lezuhant egy nigériai vadászgép
Nigéria, Kano – Nem sikerült felszállnia a nigériai légierő egyik gépének a kanoi katonai pilótaiskolából. A repülőgép pilótája meghalt a balesetben.
Törzsi viszály, vádaskodás Szudánban
Szudán, Kartúm – Arab milicisták megtámadtak egy falut Abyeiében. A dél-szudáni hadsereg közben azzal vádolja a kartúmi vezetést, hogy lebombáztak egy falut nyugat Bahr al-Ghazal régióban. A helyzet…
West will end in “dustbin of history”, Gaddafi says
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Western powers attacking Libya will end up in the dustbin of history, Muammar Gaddafi said as his troops held back rebels despite four nights of…
Libya no-fly zone cost could hit $1 bln in months
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The no-fly zone over Libya could end up costing the Western coalition more than $1 billion if the operation drags on more than a couple…
Missing journalists ordered freed in Libya
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has ordered the release of three journalists missing in Libya, including two working with Agence France-Presse and a Getty Images photographer,…
Three candidates say will boycott Chad polls
N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Three opposition candidates in Chad's delayed April 24 presidential elections said on Tuesday that they would boycott the poll over concerns that the vote will…
Tens of thousands flood Darfur refugee camp
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - More than 70,000 people have fled fighting in Sudan's western Darfur region in the past three months, swelling numbers at a refugee camp by more…