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2 Attacks in Nigeria Target Christians

YoopyaJun 11, 20120

JOS, Nigeria (AP) — A car bomber detonated his explosives on Sunday outside a church in this central Nigerian city, and gunmen attacked another church

ICC lawyer meeting Gaddafi son detained in Libya

YoopyaJun 9, 20120

By Ali Shuaib and Hadeel Al Shalchi TRIPOLI/ZINTAN (Reuters) – A delegation for the International Criminal Court has been detained in Libya after one of

Egypt candidate Shafik says is pro-youth, Internet

YoopyaJun 9, 20120

By Marwa Awad CAIRO (Reuters) – Young Egyptians who are savvy about the Internet and want greater freedom would have nothing to fear if former

Husband of Nigeria air crash victim sues Boeing

YoopyaJun 9, 20120

LAGOS (Reuters) – The husband of a woman killed in last Sunday’s plane crash in Nigeria is suing the plane’s manufacturer, Boeing, and engine maker

Suicide bombing of Nigeria police station kills 4

YoopyaJun 9, 20120

By Ibrahim Mshelizza MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – A suicide bomber drove a car packed with explosives into the entrance of the police headquarters of northeast

UN says 7 peacekeepers killed in Ivory Coast

YoopyaJun 9, 20120

By Joe Bavier and Louis Charbonneau ABIDJAN/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Seven United Nations peacekeepers were killed in an ambush in Ivory Coast on Friday while

East Congo mutiny rakes over regional, ethnic wounds

YoopyaJun 8, 20120

(Reuters) – When Faustin joined a recruitment drive in his village in Rwanda, he thought he was headed for a stint in the Rwandan army.

World food price index expected to fall for May

YoopyaJun 7, 20120

By Svetlana Kovalyova MILAN (Reuters) – World food prices are expected to have fallen in May for a second month, easing inflation and food security

Nigeria plane reported engine failure

YoopyaJun 7, 20120

ABUJA (Reuters) – A plane that crashed in Nigeria’s main city of Lagos on Sunday, killing all 153 people on board, called the control tower

Moroccan PM promises poor cash from subsidy reform

YoopyaJun 7, 20120

By Souhail Karam RABAT (Reuters) – Morocco’s prime minister on Wednesday promised direct grants of cash to the poor under a planned reform of the