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.
Nigeria botched rescue plan to free British hostages
2009-01-18 19:27Militants said Sunday that the Nigerian military botched a rescue mission aimed at liberating two British hostages held captive in Nigeria's restive southern oil region.
French say 3 soldiers survive Gabon chopper crash
2009-01-18 19:20Rescuers were searching for six French soldiers missing after a helicopter crashed into Atlantic waters during a training exercise off Gabon's coast, France's military said Sunday.
South Africa, Sweden to hold bilateral discussions
2009-01-12 17:11South African Deputy President Baleka Mbete is to hold bilateral political, trade and economic discussions with Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden Maud Olofsson the South African foreign affairs department said on Monday.
Somali pirate's body washes ashore with $153,000
2009-01-12 07:48The body of a Somali pirate who drowned just after receiving a huge ransom washed onshore with $153,000 in cash, a resident said Sunday, as the spokesman for another group of pirates promised to soon free a Ukrainian arms ship.
5 Somali pirates drown with ransom share
2009-01-10 21:38Five of the Somali pirates who released a hijacked oil-laden Saudi supertanker drowned with their share of a reported $3 million ransom after their small boat capsized.
Woman burned alive in Papua New Guinea
2009-01-09 15:00Police in rural Papua New Guinea said Friday they were investigating the killing of a woman who was tied to a wooden pole, surrounded by rubber tires and set on fire.
Mummy thought to be Queen Seshestet found in Egypt
2009-01-09 11:21Egyptian archaeologists have found the remains of a mummy thought to be that of Queen Seshestet, the mother of a pharaoh who ruled Egypt in the 24th century BC, the government said on Thursday.
DRC peace talks enter substantive phase
2009-01-08 17:13UN-backed talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government and a main rebel group have progressed into its substantive phase, mediators announced late Wednesday.
Bush promises to stay engaged on Sudan
2009-01-06 12:05
US President George W. Bush promised on Monday not to forget after he leaves office about violence in the Darfur region of western Sudan, which the United States has described as genocide.
Pirates seize French ship off Nigeria, hold nine
2009-01-06 09:35Pirates seized a ship belonging to French maritime services company Bourbon off the coast of Nigeria during the weekend and are holding nine crew members hostage, the company said Monday.
Spanish FM: Kidnapped journalists released from Somalia
2009-01-05 17:23Spanish photographer Jose Cendon and British writer Colin Freeman, kidnapped on Nov. 26, were released Sunday in the northern Somali region of Puntland, the Spanish Foreign Ministry confirmed.
Helen Suzman should be given 'state funeral'
2009-01-03 13:37Archbishop Desmond Tutu has called for anti-apartheid campaigner Helen Suzman to be given a state funeral.
