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  • Somali pirates free Greek ship with 24 Ukrainian crew

    AFP – Thu Dec 10, 11:20 am ET  
    This handout photo provided by the US Navy in October shows Somali... AFP/File

    MOGADISHU (AFP) - Somali pirates on Thursday freed a Greek cargo ship and its 24 Ukrainian crew after being paid 2.5 million dollars, ending a seven-month hostage ordeal off the lawless country's coast. Full Story »

  • Mugabe's party opens congress weaker

    AFP – Thu Dec 10, 11:59 am ET  
    Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe attends a session of a World... AFP/File

    HARARE (AFP) - President Robert Mugabe's party opens its first congress Friday since it lost its absolute grip on power, with supporters divided over how to handle their role in the new unity government. Full Story »

  • Kidnappers in threat to kill French hostage

    AFP – Thu Dec 10, 4:42 pm ET  
    Children reach towards a Red Cross volunteer at an orphanage... AFP/File

    KHARTOUM (AFP) - A group claiming to have kidnapped three French citizens in Chad and the Central African Republic threatened on Thursday to kill one of the hostages if Paris fails to start negotiations within a week. Full Story »

  • Guinea's new strongman urges army to discipline

    AFP – Thu Dec 10, 4:47 pm ET  
    General Sekouba Konate, pictured in 2008, who has ruled Guinea... AFP/File

    CONAKRY (AFP) - General Sekouba Konate, who has ruled Guinea since an assassination attempt on the junta leader last week, Thursday urged the army to "fight against the brigands in our ranks" and protect civilians. Full Story »

  • Gunmen kill Sudan MP in Darfur

    AFP – Thu Dec 10, 4:22 pm ET  
    Sudanese soldiers arrive in Khartoum's twin city Omdurman... AFP/File

    KHARTOUM (AFP) - Gunmen in the western Sudanese region of Darfur shot and killed an MP from the ruling party on Thursday, a police official told AFP. Full Story »

  • Angolan president hints at election delay

    AFP – Fri Dec 11, 4:40 am ET  
    Angola's president Jose Eduardo Dos Santos, pictured in July... AFP/POOL/File

    LUANDA (AFP) - Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos Thursday hinted that the country?s long-awaited election could be delayed for three years. Full Story »

  • Nigeria's ruling party says president fit to rule

    AFP – Thu Dec 10, 2:37 pm ET  
    Nigeria's ruling party said Thursday that President Umaru... AFP/File

    ABUJA (AFP) - Nigeria's ruling party said Thursday that President Umaru Yar'Adua, undergoing treatment in Saudi Arabia, for a heart condition, was still fit to lead to the country. Full Story »

  • W.Sahara hunger striker vows to return home

    AFP – Thu Dec 10, 10:34 am ET  
    Western Sahara activist Aminatou Haidar, who is on a 25-day-old... AFP/File

    MADRID (AFP) - Western Sahara activist Aminatou Haidar, who is on a 25-day-old hunger strike at a Spanish airport, Thursday reaffirmed her determination to return home "dead or alive." Full Story »

  • Kadhafi Foundation slams Libya's human rights record

    AFP – Thu Dec 10, 4:05 pm ET  
    Seif al-Islam, the influential son of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi,... AFP/File

    TRIPOLI (AFP) - A foundation run by Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's son Seif al-Islam catalogued an array of cases of torture, wrongful imprisonment and other abuses in a report for 2009 published on Thursday. Full Story »

  • Swann strikes as England draw

    AFP – Thu Dec 10, 12:58 pm ET  
    Off-spinner Graeme Swann, pictured in action in November 2009,... AFP/File

    EAST LONDON, South Africa (AFP) - Off-spinner Graeme Swann took six wickets before England's two-day tour match against a South African Invitation XI ended in a draw at Buffalo Park on Thursday. Full Story »

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