Africa

Africa

• Aranda gives Zaragoza 1-0 win at Levante in Copa

  Striker Carlos Aranda scored in injury time to give Real Zaragoza a 1-0 win at Levante in the first leg of their Copa del Rey round-of-16 matchup on ... 

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  Confusion rises over Nelson Mandela's location

  South Africa's presidency declined to directly address reports Thursday that anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela was being treated at a different ... 

• Witnesses: 3 killed, others raped by Guinea army

  A military crackdown on protesters in a remote Guinean town this week left three people dead and dozens more wounded, while at least three women were ... 

• Britain pays Libyan $3.5 million over rendition

  A former Libyan dissident and his family have accepted 2.2 million pounds ($3.5 million) from the British government to settle a claim that the U.K. 

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  Somali rebels: Up to $8K to kill Kenyan forces

  An intelligence message intercepted from an al-Qaida-linked Somali militant group shows that the rebels are being offered up to $8,000 as a reward for ... 

• Ethiopian Air says Kenya Air merger not practical

  A merger proposal made last month by the chief executive of Kenya Airways was considered but is not practical, a senior Ethiopian Airlines official ... 

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  South Africa deputy president in race to lead ANC

  South Africa's soft-spoken Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe will compete next week against President Jacob Zuma to lead the country's ruling party, ... 

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  Morocco's biggest opposition leader dies

  Sheikh Abdessalam Yassine, the charismatic religious leader of Morocco's largest opposition movement and longtime opponent of two Moroccan kings, died ... 

• Spain seizes $36.5 mln in Mubarak-linked assets

  Spanish police say they have seized some €28 million ($36.5 million) of assets linked to deposed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. A police statement ... 

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  US, Syria opposition disagree over terrorist label

  The U.S. and the head of the new Syrian opposition coalition being feted at a conference in Morocco Wednesday publicly disagreed over designating a ... 

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  Piracy group: Make sure Somali pirates aren't paid

  A U.K.-led Piracy Ransom Task Force says the shipping industry must adopt additional measures to ensure that payments aren't made to pirates after a ... 

• Bomb blast in eastern Libyan city wounds 4

  Libyan police officials say a bomb blast outside a police station in the eastern city of Benghazi has wounded four people, two of them seriously. 

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  Egypt opposition urges 'No' vote on constitution

  Egypt's main opposition alliance called for a "No" vote in the referendum on a disputed constitution rather than a boycott, hours after Islamist ... 

• Judges: Int'l court has jurisdiction over Gbagbo

  International Criminal Court judges have rejected an appeal by former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo claiming the court lacks jurisdiction to ... 

• Sudan goes to CAS to regain WCup qualifier win

  Sudan's football federation has appealed to sport's highest court to regain a World Cup qualifying victory it was stripped of by FIFA for fielding an ... 

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  New inquiry in '86 crash killing Mozambique leader

  South African police have opened a new investigation into the 1986 airplane crash that killed Mozambique's Marxist president and more than 20 others, ... 

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  Trading soccer for wickets in Nigeria cricket boom

  Near the parade ground that Queen Elizabeth II once toured when Nigeria was still under British rule, the sharp crack of a ball against a bat marks ... 

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  Egypt judges say most will boycott referendum

  Most Egyptian judges rejected any role Tuesday in overseeing the country's constitutional referendum, a move likely to cast further doubt on the ... 

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  Extremists among Syrian rebels who seized base

  Syrian rebels including Islamic extremists took full control of a sprawling military base Tuesday after a bloody two-day battle that killed 35 ... 

• South Sudan army blamed in deaths of 23 civilians

  South Sudan soldiers are being blamed for the deaths of up to 23 civilians in two separate regions in the world's newest country. A South Sudanese ... 

• 14 killed as bridge collapses in South Africa

  Heavy rains in South Africa have caused a bridge to collapse, killing 14 people. The South African Press Association reported Tuesday that the bridge ... 

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  Congo rebels return to peace talks

  Peace talks with rebels in eastern Congo should end with the disbandment of the M23 rebel movement, Congo's foreign minister said Tuesday, declaring ... 

• World Golf Glance

  PGA TOUR OF AUSTRALASIA/ONEASIA TOUR AUSTRALIAN PGA CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Coolum, Australia. Schedule: Thursday-Sunday. Course: Palmer Coolum Resort ...