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Mali’s Ansar Dine militants blacklisted by US

YoopyaMar 23, 20130

The US government has placed Mali’s Islamist group Ansar Dine on its terror blacklist because of continued links to al-Qaeda’s North Africa branch. The decision

DR Congo’s Bosco Ntaganda in ICC custody

YoopyaMar 23, 2013March 23, 20130

Congolese war crimes suspect Bosco Ntaganda has arrived in The Hague from Rwanda and is in the custody of the International Criminal Court. Gen Ntaganda,

The rebels signed a peace deal with the government in January

YoopyaMar 23, 20130

Government forces in the Central African Republic (CAR) say they have halted an advance by insurgents towards the capital, Bangui. Reports say an attack helicopter

Obama brokers Israel-Turkey rapprochement

YoopyaMar 22, 20130

(Reuters) – Israel apologized to Turkey on Friday for killing nine Turkish citizens in a 2010 naval raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla and the two feuding U.S. allies agreed

Nigerian author Chinua Achebe dies

YoopyaMar 22, 2013September 7, 20230

Renowned Nigerian author Chinua Achebe has died at the age of 82 after a brief illness. A statement from his family said his “wisdom and

Obama tours symbolic sites on final day of Israel visit

YoopyaMar 22, 2013December 24, 20230

US President Barack Obama is concluding his trip to Israel and the West Bank by paying his respects to victims of the Holocaust and visiting

Burma: State of emergency imposed in Meiktila

YoopyaMar 22, 20130

A state of emergency has been imposed in the Burmese town of Meiktila following three days of communal violence between Buddhists and Muslims. A statement

Safia, Hannibal, Mohamed and Aisha Gaddafi ‘not in Algeria’

YoopyaMar 22, 20130

Three of Col Muammar Gaddafi’s children and his widow have left Algeria, its ambassador to Libya has said. Aisha and Hannibal Gaddafi are wanted by

Nigeria-Gabon boat capsize: Survivors found

YoopyaMar 22, 20130

Twenty-nine people have been rescued after a boat carrying about 130 people from Nigeria to Gabon sank, rescue officials say. The vessel was initially said

South Korea defense chief pick quits in new humiliation for Park

YoopyaMar 22, 20130

(Reuters) – South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s nominee for defense chief withdrew his candidacy on Friday, the latest humiliation for her month-old administration as the