 Angry protesters clash with police over soccer riot deaths, three killedCAIRO - Three people were killed as thousands of angry protesters clashed with security forces in Egypt's capital Cairo and other cities for a second day Friday over the deaths of 74 football fans on... | |
 Somalia out of famine but still facing food crisis, says UNNAIROBI, Kenya - A good harvest and food aid inflows have improved the situation in Somalia, the United Nations said Friday declaring that the country is out of "famine" situation, while underlining... |
| S. African court says Dalai Lama visa issue 'dead in the water' The Western Cape High Court has dismissed an application on the Dalai Lama's visa, claiming that it was too late to fix the past, the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) said on Friday.
Judge Elizabeth... |
| High-precision map of Milky Way's magnetic fields charted In a new study, an international team of scientists pooled their radio observations into a database to produce the highest precision map to date of the magnetic field within our own Milky Way... |
| UN backs vaccination campaign after yellow fever outbreaks hit Cameroon and Ghana The United Nations is backing a mass vaccination campaign under way in northern Cameroon, where a new outbreak of yellow fever has killed at least seven people.
The vaccination campaign, which began... |
| In Cote d'Ivoire, UN mission to decide on election certification next week The head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) said today that he hopes to decide next week on the partial certification of parliamentary elections held in the West... |
| UN says Somali famine over, but warns action needed to forestall new crisis The United Nations declared an end to famine conditions in Somalia today, but warned that the crisis in the Horn of Africa is not over and requires continued efforts to restore food security and help... |
| China's Rise Poses Challenges for Its African Peacekeeping Missions China has long adhered to a foreign policy of non-interventionism, where it tries to appear neutral in disputes outside its borders. As the country becomes more of a global power, however, it is less... |
| Uganda Government Defies Parliament, Signs Oil Agreements Uganda has signed two oil production agreements with an Anglo-Irish firm, Tullow oil. The agreements allow the company to finalize a long-delayed $2.9 billion asset sale to France's Total and China's... |
| Renewed Atrocities Threaten IDPs in Eastern DRC The United Nations refugee agency says it is alarmed by reports of renewed atrocities committed against internally displaced Congolese. The UNHCR says it has reports of IDPs (internally displaced... |
| Aid Groups Ask US to Consider Cross-Border Aid Effort in Sudan A coalition of human rights groups Thursday has appealed to the Obama administration to lead a cross-border aid operation into South Sudan to deliver much-needed food and medicine to the people of... |
| Andrew Garfield becomes new ambassador of charity for orphans Andrew Garfield recently travelled to Ethiopia after being appointed as the new ambassador of a global charity for orphans.
The 28-year-old actor has teamed up with the Worldwide Orphans Foundation... |
| New Zealand wins first ODI against Zimbabwe by 90 runs New Zealand has comprehensively the Zimbabwe cricket teamin the first ODI held at Dunedin's University Oval today.
After restricting New Zealand to just 248, and bowling them out in the 49th over,... |
| Sudan rebels "seeking way" to hand over abducted Chinese BEIJING (Reuters) - Sudanese rebels said they are looking for ways to hand over 29 Chinese workers held in the border state of South Kordofan, Chinese state media said, as Sudan's government... |
| Four bodies recovered after ferry disaster off Papua New Guinea LAE, Papua New Guinea -- Authorities on Saturday began retrieving the bodies of those killed after an overloaded ferry capsized off northern Papua New Guinea two days ago, as the search continued for... |
| Africa leaders must respect gay rights, says UN chief at summit UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, in an unusually outspoken declaration on Sunday, told African leaders they must respect gay rights, an issue that is controversial in many African states. ... |
| Sudan rebels say they captured 29 Chinese workers Rebels in Sudan's South Kordofan state have captured 29 Chinese workers after a battle with government forces, a spokesman for the insurgents said on... |
| South Sudan ethnic clashes claim 74 lives A May 2011 handout photo showing displaced South Sudanese waiting for relief supplies in Warrap State. Fresh fighting has claimed more than 74 lives as ethnic clashes continue to convulse the new... |
| Benin President Yayi new African Union Chairman Benin President Thomas Boni Yayi was elected the African Union Chairman Sunday, taking over the one-year post from Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, officials... |
| African Union summit meeting opens President Mwai Kibaki (3rd right) with other African Heads of State during the Inauguration Ceremony of the new African Union Conference Centre and Office Complex in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on January... |
| Somali famine declared over, but UN urges caution The United Nations says that Somalia's famine is over, but the world body's Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) warned that continued assistance is needed to stop the region from... |
| Four Egyptians die in fresh riots with police Egypt last night as four people were killed in violent clashes with police in the aftermath of the soccer massacre this week.Police relentlessly fired salvos of tear gas and birdshot at rock-throwing... |
| China committed to helping build Africa's self-development capability: official China is committed to helping African nations to improve their abilities for self-development, Chinese Vice Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng said on Friday. Gao, also International Trade Representative... |
| Syrian unrest escalates as UN resolution stalls As clashes continue in Syria, the UN Security Council is scheduled to meet again Saturday morning to vote on a resolution on the country. On Friday, a group of armed "terrorists" attacked... |
| UN Security Council to meet on Syria Saturday morning The UN Security Council is scheduled to meet in an open session on the current situation in Syria, the UN Spokesperson's Office announced here Friday. "There will be an open meeting of the... |
| Clinton speaks with Lavrov for support on Syria resolution US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday spoke by telephone with her Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on the stalled UN draft resolution on Syria, in an apparent effort to garner support from... |
| Kenya's airstrike in Somalia kills at least 100 Al-Shabaab fighters At least 100 fighters including eight top Al-Shabaab commanders have been killed in the latest battle in a town northeast of Badhade, Somalia, officials said on Friday. Military spokesman Major... |
| Two kidnapped American tourists freed Two American tourists who were seized in Egypt's Sinai earlier Friday, had been released, the Sinai security chief Mohamed Naguib told Xinhua Friday. The two kidnapped American tourists had... |
| Sudanese president warns of war with South Sudan Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Friday said the tensed atmosphere between Sudan and South Sudan makes war option more likely than peace option. "The atmosphere is much tensed between the... |
| 4 dead in fresh clashes in Egypt, over 1,000 injured Four people were killed and another 1, 531 injured in bloody clashes between Egyptian security forces and protesters over a recent football riot, the country's health ministry said Friday. The... |
| ANC Study Said to Propose S. Africa Mine Resource-Rent Tax Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- A study into mine nationalization ordered by South Africa’s ruling African National Congress proposes a 50 percent resource-rent tax rather than taking over operations, a... |
| More than 110 missing from Papua New Guinea ferry PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — More than 110 people were missing Friday after a ferry sank off Papua New Guinea's east coast, and rescuers feared many had been trapped inside. Searchers... |
| Rescuers find bodies from Papua New Guinea ferry disaster SYDNEY (Reuters) - Rescuers searching for survivors after a heavily laden ferry sank off Papua New Guinea said on Saturday they had found four bodies and that the search would go on for about 100... |
| South Sudan shoot-out kills 37, wounds U.N. policeman JUBA (Reuters) - A shoot-out among South Sudanese security forces using truck-mounted machineguns killed 37 people and injured a United Nations policeman Wednesday, U.N. and government officials said... |
| Somalia famine over but there is still a crisis, says UN CLAR Ni CHONGHAILE in NairobiTHE FAMINE is over in Somalia thanks to good rains, a bumper harvest and donor aid, but the next 90 days will be critical to ensure the country does not slip back into... |
| Famine ends after good harvest in Somalia An exceptional harvest after good rains and food deliveries by aid agencies have ended famine in Somalia for now but food stocks could run out again in May, the United Nations said... |
| U.N. mediates in South Sudan violence More than 37 people were fatally shot during a meeting intended to end violent conflict between ethnic factions in South Sudan, U.N. officials said. After a week of violent inter-ethnic clashes,... |
| African American Hispanic High School Achievement Falls to 30Year Low WASHINGTON - While achievement levels have improved considerably for minority elementary and middle school students, studies show academic performance among high school age African Americans and... |
| World Briefing | Africa: Kenya Says It Killed 100 Somali Rebels The Kenyan military said Friday that it had killed an estimated 100 Somali militants when helicopter gunships attacked a gathering of more than 200 rebel fighters near Badhade. The military... |
| African American TV Pioneer Exposed Audiences to Black Culture iv>... |
| Somalia: Famine Over but Crisis Not Averted, Says U.N. Somalia that affects 2.34 million people with high risks of malnutrition and insecurity," the new director general of the Food and Agricultural Organisation, Jose Graziano da Silva, said. He was... |
| Sudan's President Warns of Possible War With South Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has warned of a war between Khartoum and South Sudan because their failure to settle a dispute over an oil export deal. Al-Bashir told Blue Nile TV on Friday that... |
| Ethiopia - Two journalists sentenced to 14 years on terrorism charges "It is difficult to understand the Ethiopian justice system's stubborn insistence on strictly applying an anti-terrorism law that has been accused of infringing on constitutionally... |
| Sudan's president warns of possible war with south Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has warned of a war between Khartoum and South Sudan because their failure to settle a dispute over an oil export... |
| 2 Doctors Without Borders workers shot in Somalia Internally displaced Somali women receive food-aid rations in the Somali capital Mogadishu in July. A gunman has shot dead two aid workers in Mogadishu, a security official says, with witnesses... |
| World Briefing | Africa: South Sudan: Violence at Peace Meeting More than 10 people were killed and a United Nations employee was shot and wounded when clashes broke out at a peace meeting in South Sudan, United Nations officials said Friday. The local... |
