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  • Start of ICC trial for two Congolese militiamen

    AFP – Sun Nov 22, 7:03 pm ET  
    A file picture provided by the International Criminal court press... AFP/ICC/File

    THE HAGUE (AFP) - Two Congolese militiamen accused of seeking to wipe out a village blocking a strategic route in an ethnic war, enter the dock in The Hague Tuesday for the International Criminal Court's second trial. Full Story »

  • Sudan extends voter registration by a week

    AFP – Sun Nov 22, 3:57 pm ET  
    A Sudanese child holds a poster to mark the launch of voter registration... AFP/File

    KHARTOUM (AFP) - Sudan's National Electoral Commission said on Sunday it is giving people another week to register to vote in the country's first elections in 24 years, scheduled for April. Full Story »

  • Sudan delays elections by six days

    Reuters – Sun Nov 22, 2:21 pm ET  

    KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan on Sunday announced a six-day delay to long-awaited elections to make up for hold-ups in registering millions of voters in the oil-producing country. Full Story »

  • Algerian court clears Guantanamo detainees

    AFP – Sun Nov 22, 1:43 pm ET  
    Detainees stand during an early morning Islamic prayer at the... AFP/Getty Images/File

    ALGIERS (AFP) - An Algiers court on Sunday cleared two men held at Guantanamo Bay for seven years, according to a legal source. Full Story »

  • Iran's Ahmadinejad arrives in Gambia

    AFP – Sun Nov 22, 12:26 pm ET  
    Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, pictured on November 9,... AFP/File

    BANJUL (AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Gambia on Sunday for a 24-hour working visit aimed at fostering relations between the Islamic republic and the West African nation. Full Story »

  • Algeria court acquits two ex-Guantanamo detainees

    Reuters – Sun Nov 22, 12:15 pm ET  

    ALGIERS (Reuters) - Two men who had been held for seven years in the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay on suspicion of belonging to an extremist group were acquitted in an Algerian court on Sunday, state media reported. Full Story »

  • Collingwood hits century as England down Proteas

    AFP – Sun Nov 22, 12:06 pm ET  
    England bolwer Tim Bresnan (left) celebrates dissmissing South... AFP

    CENTURION, South Africa (AFP) - Paul Collingwood, making a record 171st one-day appearance for England, hit a century, took two wickets and held a superb catch as England gained a comfortable seven-wicket win over South Africa in the second one-international at SuperSport Park on Sunday. Full Story »

  • Israeli president plays down settlement work

    Reuters – Sun Nov 22, 11:56 am ET  

    CAIRO (Reuters) - Israel's president said on Sunday expanding Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank was a "marginal" issue blocking resumption of peace talks with the Palestinians. Full Story »

  • Ugandans upset over Chavez' kind words for Amin

    AP – Sun Nov 22, 11:48 am ET  

    KAMPALA, Uganda - Ugandan officials were offended Sunday after Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez wondered out loud whether Ugandan dictator Idi Amin was truly as brutal as he was reputed to be. Full Story »

  • Algeria court acquits 2 former Guantanamo inmates

    AP – Sun Nov 22, 11:35 am ET  

    ALGIERS, Algeria - An Algerian court on Sunday acquitted two former detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who were returned home to face charges of links to terrorism, their defense lawyer said. Full Story »

  • Liberians mourn UN worker killed in Afghanistan

    AP – Sun Nov 22, 7:42 am ET  

    MONROVIA, Liberia - Hundreds of people jammed into a Monrovia church to mourn a Liberian United Nations worker killed in an October attack by Taliban gunmen in Afghanistan's capital. Full Story »

  • South Africa rugby team relieved to be back on track

    AFP – Sat Nov 21, 9:41 pm ET  
    South Africa's centre Wynand Olivier (L) dives over to score... AFP

    UDINE, Italy (AFP) - South Africa coach Peter de Villiers and captain John Smit agreed that the world champions were back on track following their 32-10 win over Italy here. Full Story »

  • South Africa creates special 'World Cup courts'

    AFP – Sat Nov 21, 1:20 pm ET  
    Giant puppets walk through a crowd attending on November 19 a... AFP/File

    JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - South Africa plans to create special courts dedicated to handling crimes committed during the World Cup, aiming to speed up the judicial process, especially for cases involving foreigners. Full Story »

  • W.Sahara activist refuses Madrid offer of refugee status

    AFP – Sat Nov 21, 1:12 pm ET  
    Award-winning Western Sahara activist Aminatou Haidar gives a... AFP/File

    MADRID (AFP) - Western Sahara activist Aminatou Haidar has declined an offer by Madrid to grant her refugee status following her expulsion from the territory by Morocco, a representative said Saturday. Full Story »

  • Egypt vows to be firm after World Cup defeat

    AFP – Sat Nov 21, 7:15 am ET  
    An Egyptian woman walks past a line of riot policemen standing... AFP

    CAIRO (AFP) - President Hosni Mubarak vowed on Saturday that Egypt will be firm in dealing with attacks on its nationals, amid hot tempers and a diplomatic spat with Algeria over a World Cup football showdown. Full Story »

  • Rwanda genocide survivors may boycott U.N. court

    Reuters – Sat Nov 21, 3:21 am ET  

    KIGALI (Reuters) - Survivor groups from Rwanda's 1994 genocide say they may stop sending witnesses to the U.N. tribunal in Tanzania, in protest at the court's recent acquittals of two genocide suspects. Full Story »

  • 35 Egyptian police hurt as football violence simmers

    AFP – Fri Nov 20, 2:59 pm ET  
    Egyptians burn an Algerian flag as they protest near the Algerian... AFP

    CAIRO (AFP) - Protesters injured dozens of police near the Algerian embassy in Egypt's capital on Friday, fanning the flames of a diplomatic spat that erupted after Algeria won a football World Cup qualifier. Full Story »

  • EU signs deal with Nigeria to support peace

    AFP – Fri Nov 20, 1:38 pm ET  
    The European Commission has signed a 677 million euro ($1 billion)... AFP/File

    ABUJA (AFP) - The European Commission has signed a 677 million euro (one billion dollar) deal to help Nigeria tackle challenges in its restive oil-producing region, promoting peace, good governance and trade, the EU said Friday. Full Story »

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