Somali refugees wait for aid on Kenyan border
2009-06-03 22:45:28
Weeks of intense fighting in Somalia has driven tens of thousands of people fom their homes, swelling camps on the Kenyan border that are already the largest and oldest in the world, sheltering more than 270,000 Somali refugees.
Egypt reports first A(H1N1) flu case
2009-06-02 23:53:06
Egypt has reported its first influenza H1N1 case, the Egyptian Nile television reported in its Arabic channel on Tuesday
DNA test to discover Tutankhamun's parentage
2009-06-02 11:40:01
Egyptian researchers are using DNA tests to discover the lineage of pharaoh king Tutankhamun, whose ancestry remains a mystery to Egyptologists, antiquities chief Zahi Hawass said on Monday.
Obama says US cannot impose its values
2009-06-02 09:53:12
The United States can be a "role model" to the Muslim world, President Barack Obama said in an interview broadcast on Tuesday.
Elephant dies in drought-stricken Mali
2009-06-01 22:18:20
The corpse of an elephant that died from thirst lies in the mud of the dried up Lake Banzena in the drought stricken Gourma region of southern Mali, May 24, 2009.
Pirates' glossy lives win admirers in Somalia
2009-06-01 17:20:58
An extravagant convoy of forty 4x4s and four motorbikes escort a young bride to her nuptials at a sandy beach in the Somali village of Hobyo and are used to light up the twilight celebration...
Family axes wedding plans, Egyptian cuts off penis
2009-06-01 10:20:28
A 25-year-old Egyptian man cut off his own penis to spite his family after he was refused permission to marry a girl from a lower class family, police reported Sunday.
Guinea-Bissau first head of state dies
2009-05-31 09:53:21
The first head of state of Guinea-Bissau, Luis Almeida Cabral, passed away Saturday evening in Portugal, according to a statement by the Guinea-Bissau National Assembly.
11 killed in stampede at Morocco concert
2009-05-24 20:09:02
Thousands of spectators stampeded out of a concert in the Moroccan capital, Rabat, causing a fence to collapse, the country's official MAP news agency said Sunday. Eleven people were killed and about 30 injured.
WHO testing for 1st African H1N1 case in Congo
2009-05-22 23:40:36
The World Health Organisation is testing two suspected cases of H1N1 flu in Democratic Republic of Congo, the WHO's representative in the central African country said on Friday.
Egyptian president's 12-year-old grandson dies
2009-05-20 09:25:59
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's grandson died abruptly, the president's office said Tuesday, declining to give a cause of the 12-year-old boy's sudden death.
China tips Africa water-storage know-how
2009-05-15 21:55:49
A Chinese expert said Friday he hoped more African countries could tackle water shortages in the future with the help from China.