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Nineteen sect members dead in Nigeria

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 18:32:15 GMT

POLICE in northern Nigeria said 19 suspected members of a radical Islamist sect have been killed in clashes with security forces.

At least 20 killed in Mali clashes

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 18:29:50 GMT

ISLAMISTS have claimed control of the key town of Gao in Mali's occupied north after fierce clashes with Tuareg rebels left at least 20 people dead.

Tunisia consul's home bombed

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 19:50:11 GMT

UNKNOWN assailants have thrown a homemade bomb at the home of the Tunisian consul in the Libyan capital, causing some damage but no casualties, officials and witnesses said.

Egypt court rules against military

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 18:50:32 GMT

AN Egyptian court has suspended a government decision allowing military police and intelligence to arrest civilians, a setback for the country's military rulers after the decree drew an outcry from opponents who accused them of trying to impose martial law.

Forty-two Malawians suffocate in truck

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 18:44:42 GMT

FORTY-TWO immigrants from Malawi have been found dead in a truck in central Tanzania, having perished from asphyxiation, Deputy Interior Minister Pereira Silima said.

Islamist Morsi elected Egypt's president

Sun, 24 Jun 2012 23:05:16 GMT

MOHAMMED Morsi is declared Egypt's president but there's no constitution and his powers aren't clear.

Islamist Mursi declared Egypt's president

Sun, 24 Jun 2012 15:05:25 GMT

MUSLIM Brotherhood member Mohamed Mursi was declared today the first president of Egypt since Hosni Mubarak was ousted.

Tensions soar ahead of Egypt poll result

Sat, 23 Jun 2012 20:19:17 GMT

TENSIONS soared in Egypt overnight a day before the result of a divisive presidential election and as the Muslim Brotherhood sparred with the ruling generals over what it sees as a military power grab.

US warns of imminent attack in Kenya

Sat, 23 Jun 2012 11:12:59 GMT

US embassy suspends all travel to Mombasa as Kenyan police arrest two Iranians on suspicion of planning bomb attacks.

US warns of imminent attack in Kenya

Sat, 23 Jun 2012 11:12:59 GMT

US embassy suspends all travel to Mombasa as Kenyan police arrest two Iranians on suspicion of planning bomb attacks.

US warning on Kenya attack

Sat, 23 Jun 2012 08:13:54 GMT

THE US embassy in Kenya has warned of the threat of an imminent attack on Mombasa and urged nationals to shun the country's second city.

Libya wants respect for law in lawyer case

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 19:10:01 GMT

LIBYA said it is committed to cooperating with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the case of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi as it seeks to resolve the issue of a detained Australian lawyer and her three ICC colleagues.

South African police 'hit squad' in court

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 19:07:29 GMT

EIGHTEEN South African police officers from a top anti-crime unit accused of acting as a hit squad have appeared in court charged with murder and unlawful possession of firearms.

Tension rises on Egypt election delay

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 02:18:07 GMT

OFFICIALS have postponed declaring a winner in Egypt's disputed presidential election, sending political tensions soaring.

Attacks, reprisals kill 100 in Nigeria

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 20:11:32 GMT

A CURFEW in Nigeria's north has failed to stop days of ongoing violence and almost 100 deaths.

Egypt president announcement delayed

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 20:04:59 GMT

EGYPTIAN electoral officials said the announcement of the winner of the country's presidential election will be delayed, but have given no new date.

'Mubarak on life support but not clinically dead'

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 01:33:36 GMT

UPDATE: EGYPT'S Hosni Mubarak was on life support at a Cairo hospital after suffering a stroke in prison, medical and military sources said today, denying reports he was clinically dead.

Mubarak on life support after heart stops

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 23:27:06 GMT

UPDATE: EGYPT'S Hosni Mubarak is being kept alive by life support, an official says.

Mubarak in coma and on life support - medic

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 22:28:48 GMT

EGYPT'S ex-president Hosni Mubarak is in a coma and has been placed on an artificial respirator, a medical source says, denying reports that he is dead.

Mubarak 'clinically dead'

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 21:41:19 GMT

EGYPT'S ex-president Hosni Mubarak is clinically dead, state news agency MENA said today.

Syria says gunmen prevent Homs evacuation

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 12:54:40 GMT

SYRIA is accusing gunmen of using Homs residents as "human shields" and of blocking government's efforts to evacuate them.

Ugandan police raid gay rights meeting

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 19:40:45 GMT

UGANDAN police have raided a gay rights workshop in Kampala and questioned activists attending the gathering.

Korean Air apologises for 'primitive energy' ad

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 19:32:31 GMT

"FLY Korean Air and enjoy the grand African Savanna, the safari tour, and the indigenous people full of primitive energy," the airline said.

Carr in Libya to press for lawyer release

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 12:10:48 GMT

FOREIGN Minister Bob Carr has arrived in Libya to press for the release of Australian lawyer Melinda Taylor.

Egypt Muslim Brotherhood claims victory

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 02:59:14 GMT

EGYPT'S Muslim Brotherhood has claimed victory in historic presidential polls.