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  • Beijing says body of missing Chinese worker found in Sudan; 29 abducted expected to be freed

    The body of a Chinese worker who went missing during a rebel attack on a work site in Sudan has been found, state media reported Tuesday.

  • Gunmen kill five in Libyan refugee camp: hospital staff

    Gunmen killed five Libyan refugees at their camp in a Tripoli suburb Monday, residents and hospital sources said, underscoring the volatility in the country months after Muammar Gaddafi’s overthrow.

  • Egypt: 19 Americans among 43 foreigners facing prosecution

    CAIRO – Nineteen Americans are among 43 foreigners working for groups that promote democratic activities that will be prosecuted for operating illegally in the country, Egyptian officials said Monday Among the Americans is Sam LaHood, son of U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.

  • Police, Street Vendors Clash In Malawi

    Police in Malawi say they have fired tear gas to disperse stone-throwing vendors resisting orders they move off the streets to designated flea markets.

  • Obama's grandmother injured in Kenya car accident

    U.S. President Barack Obama’s 91-year-old step-grandmother suffered bruises and shock after a car she was travelling in rolled over, a relative and a hospital official said Monday.

  • Zimbabwe general's death shrouded in suspicion

    Testimony before an inquest into a Zimbabwean power broker’s death is ending, leaving the last hours of Gen.

  • Russian embassy in Libya stormed over veto on Syria

    Dozens of Syrian protesters stormed the Russian embassy in Libyan capital Tripoli Sunday, a day after Russia and China blocked a UN resolution on the Syrian crisis.

  • 13 bouncers arrested in raids

    Thirteen security guards from Specialised Protection Services have been arrested in a series of raids on Cape Town nightclubs.

  • China looks at Libya post-war reconstruction

    China was slow to support the rebels in Libya’s revolution last year. In September, it became the last member of the U.N. Security Council to formally recognize the transitional council as the country’s ruling authority.

  • Nigeria attracts enterprising Indians despite terror

    By Francis Kokutse, Accra , Feb 5 : With major Indian interests in Nigeria in the areas of trade and investment, the west African country’s huge economic potential continues to be a big draw for Indians despite recent terror attacks, one of which killed 160 people, including an Indian, last month.

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