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Mali troops hunt for rebels after Timbuktu clash

YoopyaApr 1, 20130

(Reuters) – Malian troops searched house-to-house in Timbuktu on Monday morning following hours of fighting with Islamist rebels who had infiltrated the northern desert town.

Private dailies re-emerge in Myanmar, face difficulties

YoopyaApr 1, 20130

(Reuters) – Four private dailies hit the newsstands for the first time in almost 50 years in Myanmar on Monday, but many others failed to appear, hamstrung

Adviser to Libyan PM seized in Tripoli: source

YoopyaApr 1, 20130

(Reuters) – An adviser to Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan was grabbed from his car by unknown assailants on the outskirts of Tripoli on Sunday

Kenya looks for economic peace dividend after calm vote

YoopyaApr 1, 20130

(Reuters) – Kenya’s tourism industry may be a swift winner from the election of Uhuru Kenyatta, owner of hotels and a vast business empire, as east Africa’s biggest economy seeks to

Pope Francis delivers Easter plea for peace

YoopyaApr 1, 2013April 1, 20130

Pope Francis has delivered a passionate plea for peace in his first Easter Sunday message since being elected. Francis used his “Urbi et Orbi” address

Egypt satirist Bassem Youssef released on bail

YoopyaApr 1, 20130

The popular Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef has been released on bail, after questioning by prosecutors over allegations he insulted Islam and President Mohammed Morsi. He

Indigenous Colombians free soldiers held for 24 hours

YoopyaApr 1, 20130

A group of indigenous Colombians has let go three soldiers it had been holding for 24 hours. Members of the Nasa tribe surrounded the soldiers,

San Lorenzo keeper Pablo Migliore arrested after match

YoopyaApr 1, 20130

Police in Argentina have arrested the goalkeeper of first division club San Lorenzo on suspicion of aiding and abetting an alleged murderer. Pablo Migliore was

Sudan’s Bashir orders political prisoner release

YoopyaApr 1, 20130

Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has said all political prisoners in the country are to be released. In a speech at the opening of parliament, Mr

Tanzania finds more bodies after building collapse

YoopyaApr 1, 20130

Emergency workers in Tanzania’s main city, Dar es Salaam, have now pulled at least 30 bodies from the ruins of a collapsed multi-storey building. The