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Libyan Islamist quits militia to enter politics: aide

YoopyaMay 15, 20120

By Ali Shuaib TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Abdel Hakim Belhadj, one of Libya’s most powerful militia leaders, is quitting to devote himself full-time to politics, an

S.Africa approves liquidity facility for banks

YoopyaMay 15, 20120

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s Reserve Bank has approved the provision of a committed liquidity facility from which lenders in the country can draw from

EU says hits pirate targets on Somali coast by air

YoopyaMay 15, 20120

NAIROBI (Reuters) – The European Union’s anti-piracy naval force said on Tuesday it had attacked pirate installations on the Somali coastline by air, the first

Africa Finance Corp eyeing $3 bln deals in a year

YoopyaMay 15, 20120

By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) – Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), a Lagos-based development financier, is considering potential investments worth $3 billion across sub-Saharan Africa over

Taylor to reject call for 80-year sentence

YoopyaMay 15, 2012March 1, 20140

(Reuters) – Former Liberian President Charles Taylor will on Wednesday tell judges he bears no responsibility for atrocities during Sierra Leone’s 11-year civil war, rejecting

Florida college band suspended indefinitely over hazing death

YoopyaMay 14, 20120

(Reuters) – Florida A&M University has suspended its celebrated marching band indefinitely as it grapples with the beating death of a drum major and an

Greece hits political stalemate, euro exit fears grow

YoopyaMay 14, 20120

(Reuters) – Greek political leaders stuck to entrenched positions before another round of coalition talks on Monday, dashing hopes of a last-minute compromise to avoid

Rebels kill 23 Syrian soldiers, opposition snubs Arab talks

YoopyaMay 14, 20120

(Reuters) – Syrian rebels killed 23 government soldiers on Monday, activists said, and efforts to find a viable political alternative to Bashar al-Assad faltered when

Palestinian inmates agree to end hunger strike

YoopyaMay 14, 2012May 14, 20120

(Reuters) – Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails agreed on Monday to an Egyptian-brokered deal aimed at ending a mass hunger strike that challenged Israel’s policy

Ex-Murdoch confidante to learn phone-hacking fate

YoopyaMay 14, 20120

(Reuters) – Rebekah Brooks, a former top lieutenant in Rupert Murdoch’s media empire, will learn on Tuesday whether she will be charged as part of