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.
Hillary Clinton: Gadhafi's days numbered
2011-07-14 09:40US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton chanted dirges again on Wednesday for Muammar Gaddafi, saying days for the Libyan leader "are numbered."
Libya rebels say they retake western village
2011-07-14 08:27Rebel fighters said they had retaken the village of Al-Qawalish in western Libya from forces loyal to Muammar Gadhafi on Wednesday.
Libya's opposition leader meets NATO chief
2011-07-13 16:34Libya's opposition leader met on Wednesday morning with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on the prolonged crisis in Libya.
France extends Libya mission
2011-07-13 15:19Lawmakers voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to extend funding for France's military intervention in Libya.
UN: More than 11m face drought
2011-07-13 10:52More than 11 million people in the Horn of Africa are confronting the worst drought in decades and need urgent assistance to stay alive.
Political solution in Libya 'taking shape'
2011-07-13 07:39Senior French officials said that political solution on Libya crisis is taking shape, and emissaries from Gadhafi said he is "prepared to leave".
Envoys say Gadhafi ready to go, says French FM
2011-07-12 18:51France's foreign minister said Paris has had contact with emissaries from Gadhafi who say the embattled Libyan strongman is "prepared to leave."
French FM confirms contacts with Libyan govt
2011-07-12 16:47French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe confirmed on Tuesday contacts with the Libyan government to negotiate terms of Muammar Gaddafi's leave.
Suez Canal operating well
2011-07-12 14:39Suez Canal in June collected $445 million in toll despite recent protests in Suez city, registering a 16 percent year-on-year increase.
Somali children die en route to shelter
2011-07-12 11:17More than 360,000 Somali people fleeing civil unrest, drought and hunger are estimated to be living at Dadaab, the biggest refugee camp in the world.
Egypt pipeline station blown up
2011-07-12 10:40Saboteurs blew up an Egyptian gas pipeline distribution station in northern Sinai on Tuesday that supplies natural gas to Israel, the official MENA news agency reported.
Some NATO allies in Libya exhausted in 90 days-US
2011-07-12 10:01New US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Monday that some NATO allies operating in Libya could see their forces "exhausted" within 90 days.
