Egypt's Mubarak gets 3 years for graft
A Cairo court convicted ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak of embezzlement on Wednesday, sentencing him to three years in prison.
Al-Qaida free 250 prisoners in Yemen
2012-01-16 16:36Hundreds of al-Qaida militants broke into a central jail in Yemen's southeastern province of al-Bayda on Monday, setting free about 250 prisoners.
Nigeria announces petrol price cut
2012-01-16 15:23Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday announced a sizable cut in the petrol price in a bid to prevent a paralyzing general strike from continuing into the second week.
Tension grips Kenya's Rift Valley
2012-01-16 11:05Anxiety and growing tensions have rocked parts of Kenya's Rift Valley province, the home of the three of the six Kenyans facing trials at the International Criminals Court.
6 die in South Africa car crash
2012-01-16 10:27A car smashed into a shop in Cape Town on Sunday, killing six people, South African police said.
Egypt to hold presidential vote in mid-June
2012-01-16 10:06Egypt will start presidential nominations in mid-April and hold the vote in mid-June, the official MENA news agency reported on Sunday.
Egypt to hold presidential vote in June
2012-01-16 07:45Egypt will start presidential nominations in mid-April and hold the vote in mid-June, the official MENA news agency reported on Sunday.
British navy nabs 13 Somali pirates
2012-01-14 10:33The British Royal Navy captured 13 Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean on Friday, Defence Ministry said.
Probe under way into spying on Mandela
2012-01-14 09:18A probe was still under way into the spying on former South African President Nelson Mandela by two Western news agencies, authorities said on Friday.
Almost 60 killed in S Sudan tribal clashes
2012-01-13 21:09At least 57 people were killed in tribal clashes on Wednesday in South Sudan's vast Jonglei state, where more than 60,000 people have already fled ethnic violence, the government said on Friday.
UN Security Council calls on support for AU mission
2012-01-12 09:23The UN Security Council called on the international community to "provide uncaveated support" for the African Union Mission in Somalia.
Algeria FM embarks on visit to US
2012-01-12 09:06Algerian Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci embarked on a four-day visit to the United States.
S Africa says monitoring Nigerian strike
2012-01-12 09:01South Africa's Department of International Relations and Cooperation said on Wednesday that it is monitoring the violent fuel strike in Nigeria.
