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Egypt to pick Islamist or military man as president

YoopyaMay 25, 20120

By Marwa Awad and Edmund Blair CAIRO (Reuters) – The Muslim Brotherhood said on Friday its candidate in Egypt’s first free presidential vote would fight

Iran may prepare to boost nuclear work: diplomats

YoopyaMay 24, 20120

(Reuters) – A U.N. watchdog report is expected to show that Iran has installed more uranium enrichment centrifuges at an underground site, potentially boosting the

Presidential vote polarizes Egyptians

YoopyaMay 24, 20120

(Reuters) – Egyptians, choosing their leader freely for the first time in their history, voted for a second day on Thursday in what appears to

Ugandan government returns telecom stake to Libyan firm

YoopyaMay 24, 20120

KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda has returned a majority stake in Uganda Telecom Limited (UTL) to its Libyan shareholders after seizing it early last year as

Africa plan for $1 trillion trade bloc on track

kiemtarMay 19, 20120

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Plans to create a 26-nation free trade area by integrating three existing African trade blocs by July 2014 are on track and the

US agriculture companies set millions for Africa

kiemtarMay 19, 20120

(Reuters) – A group of U.S. seed, chemical and equipment companies will invest at least $150 million over the next few years into African agricultural

West African ministers tackle coup crises

kiemtarMay 19, 20120

Abidjan – West African ministers met on Saturday to try to resolve the impasse gripping Mali and speed up the return to constitutional rule in

3 men charged with terror conspiracy ahead of Chicago NATO summit; downtown streets are quiet

kiemtarMay 19, 20120

CHICAGO — Three men arrested earlier this week when police raided a Chicago apartment were being held Saturday on terrorism conspiracy charges, accused of trying

Obama takes women’s issues from campaign trail to international stage

kiemtarMay 19, 2012May 19, 20120

President Obama brought women’s issues – a major topic in the 2012 presidential campaign — into world politics Saturday, when he said world leaders at

Blind Chinese dissident heading to U.S.

kiemtarMay 19, 20120

BEIJING — Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng was on his way to the United States on Saturday afternoon, said activists who were helping the long-persecuted