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.
Rebel leader killed in South Sudan
2011-07-23 20:26A south Sudanese rebel leader was killed on Saturday, the southern army and a separate rebel group said as Africa's newest nation is trying to quell violence threatening stability.
Libya wants more talks with US and rebels
2011-07-23 10:30Libyan representatives are ready to hold more talks with the United States and with rebels hoping to push Muammar Gadhafi from power, but Gadhafi will not bow to demands he leave power.
No Gadhafi role in proposed Libya transition
2011-07-22 17:53A UN peace envoy is suggesting a ceasefire in Libya, to be followed by the immediate creation of a transitional authority made up equally of the government and rebels and excluding Muammar Gadhafi or his sons.
Egypt's new cabinet sworn in
2011-07-22 09:17Egypt's new ministers took the oath of office in front of Hussein Tantawi, head of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, on Thursday, official MENA news agency reported.
Drought, famine hit east Africa
2011-07-21 21:53A wide swathe of east Africa, including Kenya and Ethiopia, has been hit by years of severe drought and the United Nations says two regions of southern Somalia are suffering the worst famine for 20 years, with 3.7 million people facing starvation.
Egypt says no to foreign election monitors
2011-07-21 11:19Egypt's ruling generals say foreigners won't be allowed to monitor upcoming elections but there will be Egyptian observers.
Afghan, Iraq wars triggering lung ailment
2011-07-21 10:52Some soldiers have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan with an untreatable lung disease that interferes with their ability to do physical exercise, possibly caused by inhaling toxic material, doctors report.
France: Gadhafi could stay in Libya
2011-07-21 09:46France's foreign minister suggested Wednesday that a possible way out of Libya's civil war would be to allow Moammar Gadhafi to stay in the country if he relinquishes power.
UN declares famine in pockets of S Somalia
2011-07-21 09:38The United Nations said on Wednesday two regions of southern Somalia had been hit by the worst famine in the area for 20 years and that 3.7 million people in the anarchic Horn of Africa nation risked starvation.
China offers Cameroon loans, medical equipment
2011-07-21 08:33China will offer more interest-free loans and non-reimbursable assistance to Cameroon, as well as batches of medical equipment and supplies, according to agreements signed on Wednesday in Beijing.
Russia, Libya FMs meet over crisis
2011-07-21 06:24Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Libyan counterpart Abdul Ati al-Obeidi met in Moscow Wednesday to discuss a political solution to the crisis in the North African country.
Gadhafi's supporters hold rally in Libya
2011-07-20 10:56Supporters of the Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi take part in a rally in Aziziyah, 40 km south of Tripoli, Libya, July 19, 2011.
