Reuters
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 14:56
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri slammed U.S. treatment of hunger striking inmates at Guantanamo Bay and said the group would spare no effort to free them, according to an audio recording posted on the Internet on Wednesday.
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 14:40
Egypt’s rulers allowed an EU envoy to meet deposed President Mohammad Mursi, the first time an outsider was given access to him since the army overthrew him and jailed him a month ago, and she said she found him in good health.
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 14:37
The men, some of them armed, arrived at the gates of the Al Hani General Construction Company compound on the outskirts of the Libyan capital and forced their way into the site.
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 14:16
Instability in north Africa is a concern for NATO which is keeping a close eye on events in Egypt and its neighbors, NATO's top military commander said on Tuesday.
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 14:02
Gunmen killed at least eight Tunisian soldiers on Monday, staging the biggest attack on the security forces in decades as political tensions rose between supporters and opponents of the Islamist-led government.
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 13:38
(Reuters) - Zimbabwe is holding presidential and parliamentary elections on Wednesday in which Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai will try for the third time to unseat veteran President Robert Mugabe, who is seeking to extend his 33-year grip on power.
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 07:55
Iraq's oil revival is stalling, and unless momentum is regained, Baghdad will report an output decline for 2013, its first after two years of robust gains, much to the relief of rival Gulf producers.
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 07:51
Rockets fired from unmanned aircraft killed at least four suspected Islamist militants in southern Yemen late on Saturday, residents said.
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 00:00
President Juan Manuel Santos has refused to allow Piedad Cordoba, a former senator specifically requested by the FARC, to be involved in the release of American Kevin Scott Sutay.
Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - 13:36
Turkey urged Syrian Kurds on Friday not to establish a break-away entity in northern Syria by force, with Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan warning against any "wrong and dangerous" moves that could hurt Turkish security.