Madrid - A court in Spain on Tuesday sentenced two Somali men to jail terms of 439 years each for their role in the hijacking of a Spanish…
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Osama Bin Laden: African leaders hail killing
The leaders of African countries where al-Qaeda has staged attacks, such as Kenya, Tanzania, Somalia and Mali, have welcomed the killing by US forces in Pakistan of Osama…
France invites Tunisia, Egypt to participate in G8 summit
PARIS, May 3 (Xinhua) -- France has invited Tunisia and Egypt to participate in the next summit of the Group of Eight (G8), due at the end of…
World Bank, AfDB pledge $1 bn to support Tunisia
The World Bank and African Development Bank on Tuesday pledged $1 billion (673 million euros) to support Tunisia in its transition following its popular uprising.
New railway line to link Zambia, Angola
Lusaka - Zambia, Africa's leading copper producer, may soon have another railway line to Angola to foster increased trade.
Germany tries Rwandan rebels for Congo massacres
STUTTGART, Germany (Reuters) - Two alleged Rwandan rebel leaders accused of ordering massacres and mass rape in the Democratic Republic of Congo went on trial in Germany on…
Osama bin Laden’s Sudan home left empty over attack fears
Behind a high white wall next to an unpaved road in the Sudanese capital, the two-storey house where Osama bin Laden once lived has remained vacant since the…
A felelőst megtalálták, a halottakat még keresik Kongóban
Kongói Demokratikus Köztársaság, Kinshasa – Menesztették a kongói közlekedési minisztert, miután több mint száz ember meghalt egy hajószerencsétlenségben a Kasai folyón. Kongóban gyakoriak a közlekedési balesetek.
Libyan refugees flee fighting by land and sea
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Fighting between rebels and forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi is forcing thousands of refugees to flee western Libya on foot to the Tunisian border and…
Libya denies Gaddafi has own cash in Swiss banks
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya said on Tuesday that Muammar Gaddafi had no personal money in Swiss bank accounts and that any cash held in the Alpine country belonged…