January 2011

Africa

Sarkozy in Ethiopia for AU summit

ADDIS ABABA, Jan 30 – French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived Sunday in the Ethiopian capital on a lightning visit to attend the opening of...

January 30, 2011

Africa

Somali pirates brought to face charges in S. Korea

SEOUL, Jan 30 – Five suspected Somali pirates who were captured during a mission to rescue a hijacked ship were brought to South Korea...

January 30, 2011

World

Al Jazeera slams Egyptian censorship over shutdown

DOHA, Jan 30 – Al Jazeera on Sunday denounced the shutdown of its operations in Egypt by the Cairo authorities, saying the move was...

January 30, 2011

World

South Sudan results show 98 per chose to secede

Sudan, Jan 30 – Close to 99 percent of south Sudanese chose to secede from the north in a January 9-15 referendum, according to...

January 30, 2011

World

Mubarak names his deputy

CAIRO, Jan 30 – Embattled Hosni Mubarak tapped Egypt\’s military intelligence chief as his first-ever vice president and named a new premier, as the...

January 30, 2011

World

Italian media told to curb sex obsession

ROME, Jan 30 – A leading Catholic cardinal told the Italian media Saturday to curb their obsession with the sex scandal surrounding Silvio Berlusconi...

January 30, 2011

World

African leaders to meet on Ivory Coast, revolts

ADDIS ABABA, Jan 30 – African leaders will make a fresh bid to resolve the Ivory Coast crisis and respond to the latest political...

January 30, 2011

World

10 dead in German train collision

BERLIN, Jan 30 – Ten people died when a regional passenger train collided with a goods train in eastern Germany, according to police and...

January 30, 2011

Kenya

IGAD backs Kenya bid on ICC

ETHIOPIA, Jan 30 – Kenya\’s bid for a deferral of the International Criminal Court case against the Ocampo Six got a major boost on...

January 30, 2011

Kenya

MPs mull censure motion against Raila

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 30 – A section of MPs are mulling a censure motion against Prime Minister Raila Odinga following a row with President...

January 30, 2011