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Analysis: Succession, health doubts loom over new Mugabe term in Zimbabwe

YoopyaAug 21, 2013May 15, 20240

(Reuters) – When Zimbabwe’s veteran president Robert Mugabe suavely hosted journalists at State House on the eve of last month’s election, there was only one

Egyptian court considers Mubarak’s release

YoopyaAug 21, 2013May 15, 20240

(Reuters) – A court convened in a Cairo jail on Wednesday to consider a petition for the release of Hosni Mubarak, the deposed leader of

Egypt arrests Muslim Brotherhood’s leader

YoopyaAug 20, 2013May 26, 20240

(Reuters) – Egypt’s army-backed government detained the Muslim Brotherhood’s leader on Tuesday after a bloody crackdown on his supporters, underscoring its intention to crush the

Pistorius weeps in court as murder trial set for March 2014

YoopyaAug 19, 2013May 26, 20240

(Reuters) – South African Olympic and Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius, accused of murdering his model girlfriend, prayed and wiped away tears in a court hearing

Zimbabwe’s MDC drops court challenge to Mugabe re-election

YoopyaAug 17, 2013April 21, 20240

(Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s opposition MDC withdrew a court challenge against President Robert Mugabe’s re-election through a vote the party had denounced as fraudulent, saying on

Pistorius to face new weapons charges in South African court: media

YoopyaAug 17, 2013April 21, 20240

(Reuters) – Paralympic gold medalist Oscar Pistorius will face new charges of recklessly discharging a weapon in public when he appears in a South African

Egypt rounds up Brotherhood supporters after day of carnage

YoopyaAug 17, 2013April 21, 20240

(Reuters) – Egyptian authorities rounded up more than 1,000 Islamists as the Muslim Brotherhood leadership defiantly called a week of nationwide protests starting on Saturday

Islamists call Cairo protest march as Egypt death toll mounts

YoopyaAug 15, 2013May 15, 20240

(Reuters) – Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood called on followers to march in protest in Cairo on Thursday, after at least 421 people were killed in a

At least 33 killed in series of Baghdad bombings: police

YoopyaAug 15, 2013May 15, 20240

(Reuters) – At least 33 Iraqis were killed and scores wounded on Thursday as a wave of bomb attacks hit the capital Baghdad, police sources

France’s Hollande demands swift end to state of emergency in Egypt

YoopyaAug 15, 2013May 15, 20240

(Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande summoned Egypt’s ambassador on Thursday, demanding a quick end to the state of emergency imposed by the military authorities