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South Sudan says pullout continues from Heglig oilfield as Obama urges talks

South Sudan says pullout continues from Heglig oilfield as Obama urges talks

South Sudanese forces were continuing a pullout from Sudan's main Heglig oilfield on Saturday, an official said, as US President…
Bahrain tightens security after days of protest around Formula One

Bahrain tightens security after days of protest around Formula One

Dozens of armoured vehicles were deployed along the main highway to Bahrain's Formula One Grand Prix circuit on Saturday after…
French presidential candidates in one day truce before the vote

French presidential candidates in one day truce before the vote

French presidential candidates marked a one day truce Saturday on the eve of voting in a first-round poll to whittle…
ICC prosecutor wants to investigate Qadhafi using rape as ‘weapon of war’

ICC prosecutor wants to investigate Qadhafi using rape as ‘weapon of war’

International Criminal Court prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Friday that he wants to investigate rapes committed during the Libyan conflict last…
South Sudan orders withdrawal from oil area, easing crisis

South Sudan orders withdrawal from oil area, easing crisis

JUBA/KHARTOUM — South Sudan said on Friday it would withdraw its troops from the disputed Heglig oil region more than…
Protests rage as Bahrain Grand Prix practice begins

Protests rage as Bahrain Grand Prix practice begins

Formula One cars took to the track in Bahrain on Friday, with the government hoping for a successful Grand Prix,…
Bashir says Sudan to teach South ‘final lesson by force’

Bashir says Sudan to teach South ‘final lesson by force’

KHARTOUM/JUBA — Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir all but declared war against his newly independent neighbor on Thursday, vowing to…
Nigeria opens secret prison for sect

Nigeria opens secret prison for sect

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria is opening a secret detention center to hold and interrogate suspected high-level members of a radical…
At least 36 killed in wave of Iraq blasts

At least 36 killed in wave of Iraq blasts

More than 20 bombs hit cities and towns across Iraq on Thursday, killing at least 36 and wounding almost 150,…
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