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.
Libya denies Lockerbie bomber in intensive care
2009-09-03 04:59Libya denied reports Wednesday that the only man convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing was taken to intensive care after his illness from terminal prostate cancer worsened.
China-Africa co-op key to walk out of downturn
2009-09-02 21:41Chinese and African enterprises could strengthen their collaboration and emerge from the downturn together, Chinese trade officials said at a trade fair Wednesday.
UK stressed Libya ties in Lockerbie letters
2009-09-02 09:21In the years leading up to Scotland's release of the Lockerbie bomber, Britain repeatedly stressed the importance of growing UK-Libyan ties and said it did not want Abdel Baset al-Megrahi to die in prison, according to confidential documents released by the British and Scottish governments on Tuesday.
Two peacekeepers kidnapped in Sudan's Darfur
2009-08-29 21:07Two members of the hybrid peacekeeping force of the United Nations and the African Union in Darfur were kidnapped in the restive western Sudanese region on Saturday.
Chinese company robbed in South Africa
2009-08-29 09:33Armed robbers assaulted a Chinese company here Thursday, fleeing with cash and laptops worth 50,000 U.S. dollars, Chinese consulate officials said Friday.
Gabon gears up for presidential election
2009-08-29 00:26The west central African nation Gabon is gearing up for the presidential election to be held on Sunday.
S. African lawyer becomes new UN rights expert
2009-08-28 05:14A South African lawyer who has also worked as an academic in the human rights field and a campaigner against domestic violence has taken over as the new United Nations independent expert to tackle violence against women, UN officials said here on Thursday.
Chinese injured in Algeria in stable condition
2009-08-27 21:48The four Chinese workers wounded in a traffic accident Tuesday night in Algeria are receiving medical treatment and in stable condition, their employer, China's Groupement CITIC-CRCC said on Thursday.
Chinese medical team finishes mission in Togo
2009-08-27 11:40The 17th Chinese medical assistance team has accomplished its mission in Togo and left for China Wednesday.
Cargo plane crashes in Republic of Congo, killing six
2009-08-27 04:24A cargo plane downed on Wednesday near Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo, killing six people, according to news reports reaching.
US working with Libya on Gadhafi visit to UN
2009-08-26 16:05In a bid to head off any embarrassing incidents, the State Department said Tuesday it is working with Libya to find a place for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to stay when he visits the United Nations next month.
Scottish leader defends Lockerbie bomber release
2009-08-24 08:19Scotland's government defended itself Sunday against unrelenting criticism from the US over the decision to free the Pan Am Flight 103 bomber on compassionate grounds.
