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Anxiety as Egypt’s presidency vote nears end

YoopyaJun 17, 20120

(Reuters) – Egyptians choosing their president freely for the first time faced a daunting choice between a former general from the old guard and an

Stark choice for Egypt in presidential poll

YoopyaJun 16, 20120

By Yasmine Saleh and Marwa Awad CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptians queued to choose a new leader on Saturday in the first free presidential election in

UN isn’t ready to back military intervention in Mali

YoopyaJun 16, 2012June 16, 20120

By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council is not ready to agree to an African Union request for endorsement of military

Stark choice for Egypt in presidential poll

YoopyaJun 16, 20120

(Reuters) – Egyptians queued to choose a new leader on Saturday in the first free presidential election in their history, facing a stark choice between

Nigeria’s finance minister orders fuel subsidy slow down

YoopyaJun 15, 2012June 15, 20120

By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s finance minister said on Thursday she had ordered a slow down to fuel subsidy payments to allow verification

Sudan agrees to resume talks with South Sudan next week

YoopyaJun 15, 20120

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan said it had agreed to resume talks next week with South Sudan to end hostilities between the arch-foes, state news agency

S.Africa looks to Nigeria, Angola to replace Iran oil

YoopyaJun 15, 20120

By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa is looking to source oil from Angola, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia to replace supplies from Iran,

Egypt transition in turmoil on eve of vote

YoopyaJun 15, 20120

By Tom Perry and Edmund Blair CAIRO (Reuters) – Activists called for a protest on Friday and Islamists warned that the gains of the revolt

Hosni Mubarak ‘fears doctors are trying to kill him’

kiemtarJun 15, 2012June 15, 20120

Hosni Mubarak’s condition stabilised on Tuesday but his lawyer said the 84-year old former president does not trust his doctors in the prison hospital and

Suspected militant pleads guilty to aiding Somalia’s al Shabaab

YoopyaJun 14, 20120

By Basil Katz NEW YORK (Reuters) – An Eritrean man pleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesday to illegally giving funds and receiving military training