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Egypt eyes IMF deal in weeks to shore up economy

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By Tamim Elyan and Tom Pfeiffer CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt hopes to agree a $4.8 billion IMF loan within two weeks of talks set for

Tiny, new African dinosaur species unveiled

YoopyaOct 8, 20120

(Reuters) – A new dinosaur the size of a house cat and described as a cross between “a bird, a vampire and a porcupine” has

Libya’s congress rejects crisis government plan

kiemtarOct 7, 20120

LIBYAN premier Mustafa Abu Shagur was dismissed on Sunday after the General National Congress rejected his proposed “crisis” cabinet of just 10 ministers, days after

Sudan military plane crashes near capital, kills 13

YoopyaOct 7, 20120

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – A Sudanese military plane carrying personnel and equipment to the strife-torn Darfur region crashed near the capital Khartoum on Sunday killing 13 people

Egypt’s Mursi says falls short of goals, seeks to assuage critics

YoopyaOct 7, 20120

By Shaimaa Fayed CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi said on Saturday he had fallen short of goals he promised to fulfill in his first

Blast outside Nigerian bar kills one, wounds 11: witness

YoopyaOct 5, 20120

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – A bomb at an outdoor bar in a remote part of eastern Nigeria killed at least one person and wounded 11

Analysis: Egypt’s Mursi dogged by own promises in first 100 days

YoopyaOct 5, 20120

(Reuters) – Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi has won grudging respect from detractors in his first 100 days by sending the army back to barracks faster

UK court allows Kenyan claim over 1950s torture to proceed

YoopyaOct 5, 20120

(Reuters) – A British court ruled on Friday that three elderly Kenyans who were tortured under British rule in the 1950s could pursue their claim

Uganda says it is now free of deadly Ebola virus

YoopyaOct 5, 20120

(Reuters) – Uganda is now free from Ebola, the Health Ministry said, two months after an outbreak of the deadly virus killed at least 16

Rwandan man led grenade and machete killings: witnesses

YoopyaOct 4, 20120

By Vegard Botterli OSLO (Reuters) – A Rwandan man accused of masterminding the murder of 2,000 people in the country’s 1994 genocide led a militia that