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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

3,400-year-old statues unearthed in Egypt

This undated photo released by the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday Feb. 28, 2010, shows the newly unearthed 3,400-year old head, part of a statue of the ancient pharaoh Amenhotep III.

By Associated Press

CAIRO — Egypt’s Culture Ministry says a team of archaeologists has unearthed two large red granite statues...

Internet video: Muslims must rise up in Nigeria

By Associated Press

LAGOS, Nigeria — A video posted on a militant Web site calls for Muslims in Nigeria to use "the sword and the spear"...

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Monday, March 15, 2010

Somali government signs deal with powerful militia

Somali government soldiers keep guard near the scene of a suicide car bomb attack, Monday, in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.

By Associated Press

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s government signed an agreement with a...

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South Africa youth leader convicted of hate speech

In this photo taken Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008, African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) leader Julius Malema, seen at a news conference in Johannesburg.

By Associated Press

JOHANNESBURG — A court convicted the governing party’s youth leader...

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Nigeria militants set off bombs, step up threats

People view a burning car following an explosion in Warri, Nigeria, Monday.

By Associated Press

LAGOS, Nigeria — Militants in Nigeria’s oil-producing region detonated two car bombs Monday near a government...

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Guinea interim leader rules out presidential bid

By Associated Press

CONAKRY, Guinea — Guinea’s interim leader says he will not run in presidential elections planned for June in the small West African country. Gen....

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Stolen sarcophagus returns to Egypt from US

In this photo released by Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities is a 3,000-year-old wooden sarcophagus which was confiscated at Miami airport after being shipped from Barcelona in 2008.

By Associated Press

CAIRO — A 3,000-year-old wooden sarcophagus confiscated at the Miami airport was returned to Egypt Saturday,...

Friday, March 12, 2010

Mandela’s ex-wife denies criticizing iconic leader

By Associated Press

JOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela’s ex-wife denied Friday that she had sharply criticized the anti-apartheid icon in a British newspaper interview,...

UN peacekeeping mission in Chad extended 2 months

By Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS — U.N. peacekeeping troops will remain for at least two months longer in Chad and the Central African Republic while negotiations are held...

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Cyprus ex-leader’s stolen body is reburied

By Associated Press

NICOSIA, Cyprus — The body of former Cypriot president Tassos Papadopoulos was reburied today, three months to the day after it was dug up from its grave...