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  • Somali pirates hit oil tanker in long-range attack

    AP – Mon Nov 9, 1:19 pm ET  
    Two, blue overalls, of the seven suspected Somali pirates are... AP

    NAIROBI, Kenya - Somali pirates attacked an oil tanker and fired automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades Monday farther out at sea than any previous assault, suggesting that pirate capabilities are growing as they increase activity off East Africa. Full Story »

  • Prosecutor: Rwanda genocide suspect 'killed kids'

    AP – Mon Nov 9, 11:25 am ET  

    ARUSHA, Tanzania - A prosecutor at a U.N.-backed tribunal is accusing a Rwandan official of ordering the murder of children too weak to walk during the country's 1994 genocide. Full Story »

  • Trial for top Zimbabwean PM's aide gets under way

    AP – Mon Nov 9, 10:24 am ET  
    Roy Bennet, centre, arrives at teh High Court for the beginning... AP

    HARARE, Zimbabwe - Prosecutors sought to throw out testimony that evidence against a top prime minister's aide was obtained through torture as the trial that has strained Zimbabwe's troubled coalition government began Monday. Full Story »

  • W. Africa's last giraffes make surprising comeback

    AP – Sun Nov 8, 12:01 am ET  
    In this Aug. 1, 2009 photo, a giraffe from Africa's most endangered... AP

    KOURE, Niger - A crisp African dawn is breaking overhead, and Zibo Mounkaila is on the back of a pickup truck bounding across a sparse landscape of rocky orange soil. Full Story »

  • Madagascar political rivals reach government deal

    AP – Sat Nov 7, 11:08 am ET  

    ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Madagascar's political rivals have agreed on posts within a transitional government that will hold power until next year's elections following a power struggle that brought months of volatility to the country, an African Union statement said. Full Story »

  • Diamond watchdog gives Zimbabwe time to comply

    AP – Fri Nov 6, 11:40 am ET  
    FILE - In this file photo taken Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2006, women... AP

    JOHANNESBURG - Investigators for the world's diamond control body say the gems were mined by virtual slaves who had been told to dig or die, and were smuggled out by soldiers who rape and beat civilians. Full Story »

  • AP – Thu Nov 5, 4:28 pm ET  

    MAPUTO, Mozambique - Zimbabwe's prime minister says he's ending boycott of unity Cabinet. Full Story »

  • South Africa track chief suspended in Semenya case

    AP – Thu Nov 5, 2:49 pm ET  
    FILE - In this Saturday Sept. 19, 2009 file photo  Athletics... AP

    JOHANNESBURG - The South African track chief who lied about his role in runner Caster Semenya's gender tests was suspended Thursday. Full Story »

  • ICC prosecutor wants to investigate Kenya violence

    AP – Thu Nov 5, 2:31 pm ET  
    The prosecutor for the International Criminal Court Luis Moreno... AP

    NAIROBI, Kenya - The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor said Thursday that Kenya's postelection violence that killed more than 1,000 people was a crime against humanity and pledged to initiate proceedings that could result in top officials facing trial. Full Story »

  • Medical aid group raises alarm about AIDS funding

    AP – Thu Nov 5, 12:46 pm ET  
    In this photo taken Tuesday April 14, 2009 a pedestrian passes... AP

    JOHANNESBURG - The global recession and pressure to divert funds to other health crises are hurting the fight against AIDS, a medical group warned Thursday, with one health worker saying he feared a return to the days when the AIDS virus was a death sentence in Africa. Full Story »

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