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.
Crew retakes hijacked US ship, captain held hostage
2009-04-09 09:58The crew of a US-flagged container ship has retaken control of the ship from Somali pirates, but its captain is being held hostage, the freighter's second officer said Wednesday.
US ship crew: Somali pirates holding captain
2009-04-09 09:13The American crew of a hijacked US-flagged ship retook control of the vessel from Somali pirates but the captain was still being held, crew members said.
Diplomat: Somali pirates seize 21 US sailors
2009-04-08 18:51Somali pirates seized a US-flagged, Danish-owned container ship on Wednesday with 21 American crew on board in the latest of a sharp rise in attacks off Somalia.
Somali pirates hijack Taiwanese, British ships
2009-04-06 21:28Somali pirates have hijacked a Taiwanese fishing vessel and a British cargo ship, diplomats said Monday.
Somali pirates seize German ship
2009-04-05 20:42Somali pirates have seized a 20,000 tonne German container vessel in their latest attack on commercial shipping lanes in the Indian Ocean, a regional maritime group said on Sunday.
Pirates attack Israeli ship off Somalia
2009-04-05 20:41Somali pirates opened fire on an Israeli-owned cargo ship in the Indian Ocean but failed in their attempts to board the vessel, a shipping executive said Sunday.
Senegal, 49 years of international recognition
2009-04-01 09:54Senegal will celebrate the 49th anniversary of its access to international sovereignty on April 4, 2009. This event is celebrated with joy and solemnity and mainly with a majestic civil and military parade inDakar.
Over 300 migrants feared drowned off Libya
2009-03-31 20:35Vessels carrying hundreds of migrants capsized off the coast of Libya in separate incidents over the last two days and more than 300 people were believed to have drowned.
19 dead in Cote d'Ivoire football stadium crush
2009-03-30 08:39At least 19 people were killed in a stadium crush during a World Cup qualifier between Cote d'Ivoire and Malawi in Abidjan on Sunday.
Somali pirates hijack 2 tankers in 24 hours
2009-03-27 08:24Pirates armed with machine guns hijacked a Norwegian chemical tanker Thursday off the coast of Somalia, the ship's owner said, an attack that came less than 24 hours after a smaller Greek-owned vessel was seized in the same area.
Egypt wants a 3,000-yr-old coffin back from US
2009-03-23 09:42Egypt will soon file an official request with US authorities to return a 3,000-year-old wooden coffin illegally smuggled out of the country more than a century ago
Rajoelina installed as President of Madagascar
2009-03-21 18:48Andry Rajoelina was formally installed as President of Madagascar in an official ceremony held in a stadium at the center of the capital city Saturday morning.
