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.
Libyan interim PM expected in Tripoli
2011-09-08 21:47Libya's interim Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril will be in Tripoli on Thursday, his office said, on his first visit to the capital since Muammar Gadhafi was toppled after six months of civil war.
NATO: Libya mission continues until threat gone
2011-09-08 21:45NATO will continue its mission in Libya as long as there is any threat to the country's population from forces loyal to Muammar Gadhafi, the head of the western alliance said on Thursday.
Gadhafi slams escape to Niger on TV
2011-09-08 16:39Libya's Muammar Gadhafi said in an audio message aired by Syria's Arrai TV Thursday that reports about his fleeing to Niger were lies and that the rebels and NATO would be defeated.
Niger says Gadhafi not in the country
2011-09-08 09:54Niger said on Wednesday that Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi is not in the country.
Mubarak to return to court Thursday
2011-09-08 09:53Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak will return to the court for the fifth session of his trial Thursday, a court in Cairo said Wednesday, quoted by state TV.
Gadhafi still in Libya: Russian envoy
2011-09-08 06:47Russian presidential envoy to Africa Mikhail Margelov said Wednesday Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi is still somewhere in the northern African country.
Files detail UK arms sale to Libya
2011-09-08 06:38A major Western defense firm was upgrading military equipment for an elite Libyan security brigade just before an uprising against Muammar Gaddafi, documents show, showing how the West tried to foster ties with him during his final years in power.
Libya's NTC delegation to visit Niger on sealing borders
2011-09-07 20:55The Libyan rebel National Transitional Council (NTC) decided Wednesday to dispatch a delegation to Niger to demand the sealing of borders to prevent the escape of fallen Libyan leader Mummar Gadhafi, his family or his loyalists and discuss the issue of returning the smuggled money.
Fourth session of Mubarak's trial opens
2011-09-07 20:09Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak appeared in court on Wednesday for the fourth time along with his two sons and former Interior Minister Habib el-Adli.
Gadhafi last tracked heading south
2011-09-07 16:14Muammar Gadhafi was last tracked heading for Libya's southern border, the man leading the hunt for the deposed leader said.
Peaceful handover sought in Libya
2011-09-07 13:32Libyan rebel forces are seeking a peaceful handover of the town of Bani Walid, one of a few strongholds still held by Muammar Gadhafi's loyalists, and have reportedly clinched a deal.
Nigeria bank chief sees yuan becoming reserve currency
2011-09-06 22:23Nigeria plans to invest 5 percent to 10 percent of its foreign exchange reserves in China's currency, the renminbi (RMB) or yuan, the country's central bank governor Lamido Sanusi said on Tuesday.
