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.
Piracy solution is new Somali navy, says ambassador
2009-04-24 08:48The Somali ambassador to China urged the international community Thursday to help Somalia build up its own navy, as it would offer a "final solution" to fight the rampant piracy.
Zuma's dilemma: 2 wives, 1 first lady
2009-04-24 07:47There's little question who will lead South Africa after Wednesday's national election. The real mystery lies in who will be the country's first lady.
S Africa president's dilemma: 2 wives, 1 first lady
2009-04-23 09:48There's little question who will lead South Africa after Wednesday's national election. The real mystery lies in who will be the country's first lady.
4 new ancient temples discovered in Egypt
2009-04-22 19:33Archaeologists exploring an old military road in the Sinai have unearthed four new temples amidst the 3,000-year-old remains of an ancient fortified city that could have been used to impress foreign delegations visiting Egypt.
African First Ladies Health Summit in Los Angeles
2009-04-21 23:36Volunteers hold umbrellas over First Ladies during the African First Ladies Health Summit in Los Angeles April 20, 2009.
NATO: Pirates take 7 Europeans, 3 Filipinos hostage
2009-04-21 18:45Pirates have hijacked a Belgian-flagged cargo ship and taken its crew of seven Europeans and three Filipinos hostage in an attack north of the Seychelles.
Airplane hijacker captured in Jamaica, no injuries
2009-04-20 22:33A gunman was captured Monday after hijacking a Canadian jet near Montego Bay, holding six crew members hostage for eight hours.Crew Held 
Passengers Freed
'Beginner's luck' may lay trail to Cleopatra tomb
2009-04-20 13:33Archaeologists revealed a rocky hilltop in northern Egypt on Sunday where they believe Cleopatra was buried 2,000 years ago by the side of her Roman lover Mark Anthony after she committed suicide with a self-inflicted asp bite.
NATO ships, helicopters hunt down 7 pirates
2009-04-20 09:16NATO warships and helicopters pursued Somali pirates for seven hours after they attacked a Norwegian tanker, NATO spokesmen said Sunday, and the high-speed chase only ended when warning shots were fired at the pirates' skiff.
NATO forces free 20 hostages from Somali pirates
2009-04-18 20:46Dutch commandos freed 20 Yemeni hostages on Saturday and briefly detained seven pirates who had forced their captives to sail a "mother ship" attacking vessels in the Gulf of Aden, NATO officials said.
Egypt to search 3 sites for Cleopatra's tomb
2009-04-16 13:39Archaeologists will begin excavating sites in Egypt next week in an attempt to solve a mystery that has stymied historians for hundreds of years: Where is the final resting place of doomed lovers Cleopatra and Mark Antony?
France raids pirate ship, US to boost anti-piracy fight
2009-04-16 10:23French frigate captured 11 pirates off the coast of Kenya after foiling an attack on a Liberian-flagged merchant ship, the French defence ministry said on Wednesday.
