15 dead in military train derailment in Egypt
2013-01-15 10:34:46
A military train derailed in Egypt on Tuesday, killing at least 15 people and injuring 103 others, a spokesman from the health ministry said in a statement to MENA.
Algeria closes border with Mali: official
2013-01-15 05:06:13
Algeria has closed its border with Mali, Foreign Ministry spokesman Amar Belani said Monday.
France calls for int'l support in Mali operation
2013-01-15 05:06:13
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on Monday called for international support in its operation to help Mali quash Islamist rebels.
Canada assists France with C-17 in Mali
2013-01-15 05:06:13
Canada will be providing one C-17 military cargo plane to assist equipment transport into the Malian capital of Bamako at the request from France, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Monday.
Germany to support French mission in Mali
2013-01-15 05:06:13
Germany will offer logistic, medical or humanitarian support as French forces carried out air strikes for the fourth consecutive day against Islamist extremists in Mali, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday.
Gaddafi's son, spy chief to be tried in Libya
2013-01-14 23:56:01
Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's eldest son Saif al-Islam Gaddafi and intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senoussi will stand trial in Libya as early as next month, a spokesperson for Libya's attorney general said Monday.
US supported failed French raid in Somalia
2013-01-14 09:34:39
US forces provided "limited support" for a botched French raid in Somalia aimed to free a hostage, President Barack Obama said on Sunday.
Egyptian former president Mubarak to be retried
2013-01-14 09:01:09
The Egyptian Court of Cassation has accepted two appeals concerning former president Hosni Mubarak, state TV reported.
African troops to push back Mali extremists
2013-01-14 08:10:04
Troops from Mali's neighbors are expected to join hundreds of French soldiers in the battle to push back Islamic extremists holding Mali's north, a fight that in its first two days has left at least 11 civilians dead.
France bombs Islamist stronghold in Mali
2013-01-14 02:32:00
French fighter jets pounded an Islamist rebel stronghold in northern Mali on Sunday, awaiting a West African force to dislodge al Qaeda-linked insurgents from the country's north.
3 Chinese workers kidnapped in Sudan, 1 missing
2013-01-13 22:22:30
Three Chinese workers were kidnapped by militants in Sudan's Darfur region on Saturday, and a Chinese engineer is missing there.
Egyptian former president Mubarak to be retried
2013-01-13 18:08:04
The Egyptian Court of Cassation has accepted two appeals concerning former president Hosni Mubarak, state TV reported Saturday.