TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's government ordered an overnight curfew on Saturday after three days of forcefully suppressed protests and sacked an influential figure whose comments on a possible…
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Libya rebel leader retracts Italy weapons claim
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - The head of the rebel forces in eastern Libya retracted on Saturday an assertion by a rebel spokesman that Italy had agreed to supply…
Qaeda denies involvement in Morocco cafe bomb attack
RABAT (Reuters) - Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) denied on Saturday it was involved in a bomb attack on a cafe in Marrakesh last week that…
Ten dead in Egypt clash, premier calls talks
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's prime minister called an emergency cabinet meeting on Sunday after 10 people died in bloody clashes in a Cairo suburb over the conversion of…
Kijárási tilalom Tunéziában
Tunézia, Tunisz – Folytatódnak a tüntetések Tunéziában. A biztonsági erők könnygázzal oszlatták föl a kormány távozását követelő demonstrációt. A megmozduláson főleg fiatalok voltak, akik kövekkel dobálták a rendőröket.…
Ivory Coast’s Ouattara sworn in at tense ceremony
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's Alassane Ouattara took his presidential oath on Friday, cementing his rule over the West African state in a tense ceremony conducted by an…
Tunisia police fire teargas to clear protesters
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian police used teargas on Saturday to disperse protesters demanding the departure of the government and angry at a heavy handed response to demonstrations this…
A hammer, a hood and the hooking of Uganda’s Besigye
KAMPALA (Reuters) - The camera never lies, except in Uganda. At least, that's the government's position.
Libyan forces destroys Misrata fuel tanks: rebels
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libyan government forces bombed large fuel storage tanks in the contested western city of Misrata, destroying the tanks and sparking a huge fire, rebels said…
Somalia’s al Shabaab vows to avenge bin Laden
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's al Qaeda-linked rebels vowed on Saturday to avenge the killing of Osama bin Laden and said his death would not hurt their fight to…