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.
Egypt arrests 92 in Israeli embassy clashes
2011-09-12 07:53Egyptian military police arrested on Sunday another 92 persons involved in Friday's clashes outside the Israeli embassy.
NTC chairman arrives in Tripoli
2011-09-11 09:55Chairman of Libya's National Transitional Council Mustafa Abdel Jalil arrived in Tripoli on Saturday evening for the first time since fighting broke out between rebels and government troops.
200 dead as Tanzania ferry sinks
2011-09-11 08:04Nearly 200 people drowned when an overloaded ferry capsized off east Africa as it sailed from Zanzibar to Pemba island, police said on Saturday.
Egypt's ruling army rejects PM resignation-TV
2011-09-10 20:56Egypt's ruling military council rejected an offer to resign by Prime Minister Essam Sharaf on Saturday after violent clashes around the Israeli embassy in Cairo, the Arabic television channel Al Arabiya reported.
NATO denies telling Libya forces to quit Bani Walid
2011-09-10 20:16NATO denied media reports on Saturday that it had told forces loyal to Libya's Transitional Council to pull back from the town of Bani Walid, in preparation for airstrikes by the military alliance, a NATO official said.
Libya power struggle threatens post-Gaddafi unity
2011-09-10 15:30Libya's internationally backed interim council has yet to establish a credible administration in Tripoli, where makeshift armed brigades united only by the six-month struggle against Muammar Gadhafi are now jostling for influence.
Israel pulls envoy after embassy attack
2011-09-10 13:02Israel flew its ambassador home on Saturday after Egyptians stormed the building housing the Israeli mission in Cairo.
Interpol issues Red Notice against Gadhafi
2011-09-10 07:09The international police agency INTERPOL on Friday issued Red Notices for Libya's Muammar Gaddafi, his son Saif Al-islam Gaddafi and former director of military intelligence Abdullah Al-Senussi as requested by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
UN calls on Nigeria to halt deadly ethnic clashes
2011-09-09 21:55The UN human rights office called on Nigeria on Friday to halt spiraling violence between Christian and Muslim youths in which it said 70 people had been killed since early August, including a family hacked to death.
Chinese investment buoys Africa's economy
2011-09-09 15:18As a responsible investor, China has played a vital role in the development of the African economy, according to the symposium's African participants.
ICC seeks Interpol help to arrest Gaddafi
2011-09-08 23:00Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Thursday he has asked Interpol to help arrest embattled Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi, his son Saif al-Islam and intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi.
Two-million-year-old S Africa fossils show links to man
2011-09-08 22:56A well-preserved set of 2-million-year-old fossils shows a part-human, part-ape species had hands similar to man, sophisticated ankles that helped in movement and a surprisingly tiny but advanced brain, a report released on Thursday said.
