WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank on Tuesday said it officially recognized the ruling National Transitional Council as Libya's government and had been asked to help lead efforts to…
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France, Rwanda aim to put bitter row over genocide behind them
PARIS (Reuters) - France and Rwanda looked to turn over a new leaf in relations on Monday after years of tension over Rwanda's 1994 genocide.
Miss Angola crowned Miss Universe in Brazil
(Reuters) - Miss Angola Leila Lopes, a business student from the town of Benguela in her home country, was crowned Miss Universe on Monday after dazzling a panel…
Gyilkos elefánt Zimbabwéban
Zimbabwe, Harare – Meghalt egy anya és hatéves gyermeke Zimbabwéban. Egy elefánt végzett velük. A dél-afrikai országban idén ez volt a harmadik halálos kimenetelű elefánttámadás.
A szólásszabadság újrafelfedezése Tunéziában
Tunézia, Tunisz – Hétvégéi kongresszusán újjáalakult a tunéziai Emberjogi Liga. A szervezet 1977-ben alakult, ám az elmúlt tizenegy évben be volt tiltva. A liga hétvégi tanácskozását az átmeneti…
Puskaporos hordók Nigériában
Nigéria, Jos – Két bomba robbant Josban, ahol gyakoriak a vallási és etnikai indíttatású támadások. A két bomba a város központi negyedében robbant fel.
Somali troops retake town after rebel raid
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali troops have regained control of the southern town of Elwaq a day after Islamist rebels raided the border post in an attack that killed dozens…
More than 100 burnt to death in Kenya fire: media
NAIROBI (Reuters) - More than 100 people were burnt to death after a petrol fire broke out in a densely populated slum in the capital, local media said on…
Guinea leader says attack against him planned in Dakar
Guinean President Alpha Conde said Sunday that a failed assassination attempt on him in July was plotted in the Senegalese capital Dakar, with the complicity of Senegal and…
Saadi Kadhafi arrives in Niger: minister
One of deposed Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's sons, Saadi Kadhafi, arrived Sunday in Niger, a government spokesman said.