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.
Somali pirates seize German-owned ship, 11 crew
2009-05-06 19:54Somali pirates have seized a German-owned ship with its 11 Romanian crew members in the Gulf of Aden, a US Navy spokesman said Wednesday.
Africans have world's highest genetic diversity
2009-05-04 10:30Africans have more genetic variation than anyone else on Earth, according to a new study that helps narrow the location where humans first evolved, probably near the South Africa-Namibia border.
3 suspected pirates arrested in Seychelles
2009-05-03 21:06A Seychelles coast guard boat arrested three suspected pirates in the Indian Ocean off the islands that depend heavily on tourism, state media reported Sunday.
NATO thwarts hijack off Somalia, seizes dynamite
2009-05-03 09:54Special forces on a Portuguese warship seized explosives from suspected Somali pirates after thwarting an attack on an oil.
Olympic champ Bolt to skip track meet surviving car accident
2009-05-01 20:18The world's fastest man, Usain Bolt, has escaped serious injury in a car crash in his native Jamaica which wrecked his high-speed sports car.
Study: Africans have greatest genetic variation
2009-05-01 11:30Africans have more genetic variation than anyone else on Earth, according to a new study that helps narrow the location where humans first evolved, probably near the South Africa-Namibia border.
Egypt orders slaughter of all pigs over swine flu
2009-04-30 10:10Egypt began slaughtering the roughly 300,000 pigs in the country Wednesday as a precaution against swine flu even though no cases have been reported here, infuriating farmers who blocked streets and stoned vehicles of Health Ministry workers who came to carry out the government's order.
Russian navy seizes 29 pirates off Somalia: report
2009-04-29 09:52A Russian warship captured a suspected pirate vessel with 29 people on board off the coast of Somalia, Russian news agencies reported on Wednesday, citing defense ministry sources.
Pirates seize German ship near Somalia
2009-04-25 19:05A US Navy spokesman says a German-owned ship has been hijacked in the pirate-infested waters between Somalia and Yemen.
S African ruling ANC wins overall victory by garnering 66% of votes
2009-04-25 18:38Near-complete results from South Africa's elections put the long-governing party in the lead, but just short of the two-thirds majority mark it easily crossed in the last election.
WB welcomes China's investment in Africa
2009-04-25 16:57The World Bank said Friday it welcomes China's investment in Africa, where capital and liquidity are in great demand as a result of the global financial crisis.
Donors pledge $213 million for Somalia
2009-04-24 11:15International donors pledged more than 200 million dollars on Thursday to help bolster security in Somalia, a key to helping end attacks by pirates off the country's coast.
