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.
German navy arrests nine pirates off Somalia
2009-03-05 20:55The German navy detained nine people on March 3, 2009 after they tried to attack a German merchant ship, German media reported.
China regretful, worried about Sudan president arrest warrant
2009-03-05 10:35China is felt regretful and worried about the decision by the International Criminal Court to issue an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on war crimes charges.
Sudan defies warrant for president
2009-03-05 07:50Hundreds of Sudanese demonstrated in support of Sudan's president, after an international court issued an arrest warrant against him on charges of war crimes.
Hague court issues warrant for Sudan president
2009-03-04 22:23The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese president Omar Hassan al-Bashir on Wednesday for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur.
Bissau army says will obey democratic institutions
2009-03-02 21:14Guinea-Bissau's armed forces command said on Monday the situation in the West African country was under control after the killing of President Joao Bernardo Vieira.
African Union condemns Guinea-Bissau killings
2009-03-02 21:12The African Union called on Monday for Guinea-Bissau's political leaders to rally behind the legitimate authorities in the West African country after its president and army chief of staff were killed.
Guinea-Bissau president killed in attack: residents
2009-03-02 17:10Guinea-Bissau President was killed by soldiers Monday, hours after the state's armed forces chief was killed. Army: Situation Under Control 
AU Condemns
UN: Funding needed to avert malnutrition in Somalia
2009-02-26 15:55The UN humanitarian agency says urgent funding is required to avert worsening malnutrition, disease in Somalia.
Children orphaned in Congo violence
2009-02-24 21:53A war-orphaned child sits in a cardboard box at the Kizito orphanage in Bunia in northeastern Congo February 24, 2009.
Woman delivers sextuplets in Nigeria
2009-02-23 09:08Nigeria recorded the birth of its first set of sextuplets on Saturday at the Olabisi Onabanjo Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, when a woman named Amuda Ajoke Bello, aged 32, gave birth to the six babies around 4: 00 a.m..
Explosion in Cairo kills 1, injures 21
2009-02-23 07:33An explosion ripped into a famed bazaar in medieval Cairo on Sunday, killing a French woman and wounding at least 21 people -- most of them foreigners -- the government said. It was the first attack on tourists in Egypt in three years.
Sudan's Beshir to visit Egypt for Darfur talks
2009-02-22 16:22Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir is due in Egypt on Sunday for talks on efforts to end the six-year conflict in Darfur, following a deal between a rebel group and Khartoum.
