A controversial meeting between Chinese President Hu Jintao and Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir was postponed Monday, after Mr. Bashir was delayed while traveling to Beijing. Sudan’s foreign ministry says Mr. Bashir was traveling from Iran to China when his plane was re-routed while flying over Turkmenistan. For unknown reasons, the president was flown back to […]
Sudanese President’s Visit to China Delayed
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 8:00 am (UTC-5)
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Libyan Rebels Claim Advances in Western Mountains
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 8:50 pm (UTC-5)
Rebels in Libya’s western mountains say they have advanced and are battling leader Moammar Gadhafi’s forces in a strategic town 80 kilometers southwest of the capital, Tripoli. Opposition commanders said Sunday’s fighting on the outskirts of Bair al-Ghanam follows weeks of intense clashes in the Nafusa Mountains that have pushed government troops steadily back toward […]
15 Al-Qaida Fighters Killed in Mauritania-Mali Operation
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 7:35 pm (UTC-5)
Mauritania says 15 al-Qaida fighters have been killed and nine captured in a joint operation with Mali against an al-Qaida terrorist camp in Mali. A colonel said Sunday two Mauritanian soldiers were also killed in Friday’s raid on the camp in the Wagadou forest region near Mali’s border with Mauritania. He said soldiers from Mali […]
15 Al-Qaida Fighters Killed in Mauritania-Mali Operation
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 7:10 pm (UTC-5)
Mauritania says 15 al-Qaida fighters have been killed and nine captured in a joint operation with Mali against an al-Qaida terrorist camp in Mali. A colonel said Sunday two Mauritanian solderers were also killed in Friday’s raid on the camp in the Wagadou forest region near Mali’s border with Mauritania. He said soldiers from Mali […]
Bombing of Nigerian Beer Garden Kills 25
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 6:20 pm (UTC-5)
Suspected Islamic militants threw a bomb into a beer garden in northeastern Nigeria Sunday, killing 25 people and wounding at least 12 others. Police and witnesses say the attackers drove up to the open-air pub in Maiduguri on motorcycles and tossed a bomb into the crowd of drinkers. Some witnesses say the attackers also fired […]
UN: Arab Militiamen Attack Trainload of Southern Sudanese, One Dead
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 5:30 pm (UTC-5)
United Nations peacekeepers say Arab militiamen attacked a train carrying southern Sudanese home Sunday, killing one and wounding four. Sunday’s attack took place in Southern Kordofan — a major oil producing state which has seen a outbreak of fighting just weeks before South Sudan formally declares independence. UN officials blame the attack on Misseriya — […]
Zuma Warns NATO Against Killing Gadhafi
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 11:45 am (UTC-5)
South African President Jacob Zuma has warned NATO not to use its military power to kill Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Mr. Zuma spoke in Pretoria Sunday as a high-level African Union panel discussed ways of ending the four-month conflict between Mr. Gadhafi and eastern-based rebels. Mr. Zuma said the U.N. resolution that authorized NATO action […]
Michelle Obama Returning Home After African Trip
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama is on her way home after a week-long, two-nation visit to southern Africa. Obama’s plane left Botswana Sunday, a day after she finished up her trip with a safari in South Africa. The first lady, accompanied by her daughters, mother, a niece and a nephew, saw an elephant at the […]
Zimbabwean Judge Orders Release of PM Ally
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
A Zimbabwean judge has ordered the release of a Cabinet minister who was arrested for calling President Robert Mugabe a liar. Jameson Timba, a senior aide to Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, was arrested in Harare Friday on allegations he had undermined Mr. Mugabe’s authority. High Court judge Joseph Musakwa said Sunday that police had violated […]
Somalia Pardons Foreigners Arrested With Pirate Ransom
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 9:20 am (UTC-5)
Somalia’s president has pardoned six foreigners who were convicted of bringing millions of dollars intended for pirate ransom into the country. A Somali government spokesman indicated Sunday that the six men will be released shortly, following the pardon from President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed. Authorities detained the three British nationals, two Kenyans, and one American […]
