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KHARTOUM, Sudan - Sudan launched a new currency on Sunday, six days after the newly independent south did so amid…

TRIPOLI, Libya - NATO warplanes blitzed a string of military targets in Tripoli on Sunday, an official said, as embattled…

RABAT, Morocco - A clash between Moroccan border guards and armed men coming from Algeria left one soldier dead on…

NAIROBI, Kenya - The United Nations said Wednesday that famine has hit two parts of rebel-held Somalia, due to a…

In a vicious cycle with long-term implications for the climate system, the soil and the ocean are being weakened as…

BENGHAZI, Libya - Libya's rebels claimed control of Brega on Monday, as most pro-Qadhafi troops retreated westward leaving around 150-200…

CASABLANCA, Morocco - Thousands of demonstrators, including Islamists, held peaceful rallies in Rabat, Casablanca and Tangiers Sunday to demand greater…

Ex-Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak’s murder trial will most likely be held in the Red Sea resort where he is hospitalized,…

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad urged Arab governments to heed popular demands for reform at a meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet…

French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said Tuesday that France had had "contacts" with the Libyan regime concerning the departure of leader Muammar Qadhafi but no…