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The Hague - International Criminal Court judges on Monday issued an arrest warrant for Libyan leader Muammer Qadhafi for crimes against humanity, committed against opponents of his regime since mid-February, a judge said.
"The chamber hereby...
Kano, Nigeria - Security was tightened in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Monday after suspected Islamists tossed bombs and fired on a crowded beer garden killing at least 25 people, security sources said.
Sunday's attack caused one of the...
Washington - Afghan President Hamid Karzai ruled out Sunday asking the United States for more troops if the security situation in Afghanistan deteriorates during or following the US military drawdown.
President Barack Obama announced Wednesday that...
Benghazi - Libyan rebels said they expect to receive an offer from Muammer Qadhafi "very soon" that could end the four-month war but insisted the veteran strongman must agree to step down.
The rebels said they were not in direct contact...
Puli Alam, Afghanistan - Thirty people were killed in a suicide car bombing Saturday targeting a hospital in Afghanistan's Logar province, just south of the capital Kabul, a provincial official said.
"A suicide car bomb attacker...
WASHINGTON--Top senators John McCain and John Kerry will accompany a delegation of US business leaders on Friday to Tunisia and Egypt to discuss economic opportunities in the North African countries, McCain's office said.
McCain, a Republican,...
Egyptian activists are calling for a massive rally on July 8 to 'save the revolution' that toppled Hosni Mubarak, urging politicians to drop debates on the timing of elections and focus on the basics.
In a Facebook page entitled "The...
A strange moon of Saturn may have a salty ocean lurking beneath its iceball surface, according to a study appearing Wednesday in the British journal Nature.
The discovery comes from data from the US-European orbiter Cassini, which has been touring...
Rome - Italy called for a suspension of hostilities in Libya on Wednesday in the latest sign of dissent within NATO as the civilian death toll mounts and Muammer Qadhafi shows no signs of quitting power.
"We have seen the effects of the crisis...
Tripoli - NATO defended the credibility of its air war in Libya after a bomb misfired killing civilians, as Libyan state media said the alliance had begun bombing highway traffic checkpoints.
"I would suggest that our reputation and credibility...
