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Mandela making 'slow but steady' progress: presidency Nelson Mandela is making "slow but steady" progress back to health, although he remains critically ill.
12 August 2013
Malians pick new president in crucial run-off Malians voted Sunday in a presidential election run-off expected to usher in a new dawn of peace and stability in the conflict-scarred nation, but heavy downpours hampered early turnout.
12 August 2013
Morsi backers rally as post-holiday crackdown looms Supporters of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi rallied on Sunday to demand his reinstatement, even as officials said a "gradual" break-up of their protest camps was imminent.
12 August 2013
Sudan floods kill 36: state radio Flooding has killed 36 people in a region north of Sudan's capital Khartoum.
12 August 2013
Prince Harry visits Angola with landmine charity Britain's Prince Harry is in Angola to see landmine clearance work by a charity championed by his late mother Princess Diana.
12 August 2013
Qaeda claims deadly attacks as Iraqis blame government An Al-Qaeda front group on Sunday claimed a wave of attacks that killed dozens of people during the Eid al-Fitr holiday, as Iraqis angrily blamed authorities for failing to prevent the violence.
12 August 2013
Russia, US want Syria talks 'as soon as possible': Lavrov Moscow and Washington are in agreement about the need to stage a fresh round of Syria peace talks "as soon as possible".
11 August 2013
UN recommends targeted sanctions in Central Africa UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon recommended to the Security Council Friday that sanctions be taken against elements of the Seleka coalition responsible for reprisal attacks in the Central African Republic.
10 August 2013
Critically ill Mandela 'more alert' every day: daughter Nelson Mandela is becoming more alert and more responsive by the day, his youngest daughter said Friday, adding that the anti-apartheid hero is "not going anywhere anytime soon".
10 August 2013
Zimbabwe agrees to sell uranium to Iran: media report Zimbabwe has signed a secret deal to supply Iran with the raw materials needed to develop a nuclear weapon, in breach of international sanctions.
10 August 2013
Photo courtesy of wbobradio.com Al-Qaeda suspects arrested in Saudi Arabia: ministry Saudi Arabia has arrested two suspected members of Al-Qaeda who may have been plotting against Western embassies in the Middle East.
09 August 2013
Camel may be MERS virus host: study Researchers on Friday pointed to the Arabian camel as a possible host of the deadly human MERS virus plaguing the Middle East.
09 August 2013
US pulls staff from Lahore consulate over 'threats' The United States on Thursday evacuated all non-emergency staff from its consulate in Lahore, Pakistan, citing "specific threats" amid a worldwide alert over Al-Qaeda intercepts.
09 August 2013
Miserable Eid for divided Kashmir families For thousands of Kashmiri families divided by one of the most heavily militarised borders in the world, this year's Eid al-Fitr festival offers cold comfort as India-Pakistan tensions flare.
09 August 2013
Syria on menu as Ban, Russia FM hold working dinner UN chief Ban Ki-moon emphasized the need to find a political solution to the Syrian conflict when he met Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday.
09 August 2013
Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan. ©REUTERS/Umit Bektas Obama, Erdogan discuss Syria and Egypt US President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone Wednesday to discuss developments in Syria and Egypt.
09 August 2013
Egypt vows to break up protests as mediation 'fails' Egypt's government vowed to remove Islamist protest camps after it said foreign mediation had failed, sparking fears of a violent end to the month-old standoff since president Mohamed Morsi's ouster.
09 August 2013
Yemen says Qaeda plotted to take hostages at oil port Yemen said Wednesday it had foiled an Al-Qaeda plot to storm a Western-run oil terminal and seize a port city, as a terror alert kept US Middle East missions closed.
08 August 2013
US,EU urge return to democracy in Egypt The United States and the European Union on Wednesday urged Egypt's battling political factions and dominant military to agree a path for a return to democratic rule.
08 August 2013
Fresh protests in Morocco over Spanish paedophile pardon Several hundred Moroccans took to the streets late Wednesday to protest against the king's pardon of a convicted Spanish paedophile and demand more independence for the judiciary.
08 August 2013

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