African firm, Turkcell in spat over Iran’s market
Turkcell's general Manager Sreyya Ciliv is seen giving a speech at a company meeting in Antalya late last month. Turkcell, Turkey's largest mobile operator, has said it will remain ...
View ArticleDarfur rebels let go five Turks in Sudan
Five Turks that were abducted in September in Sudan have been released, the Foreign Ministry has said. The five Turks, who were working for a private Turkish company, were kidnapped Sept. 9, 2011, ...
View ArticleEasy-to-pack pets for explorers
It may seem a prestigious post for a rodent, but the guinea pigs that are fixtures in elementary school classrooms today were once ambassadors from a new land. The third-ever guinea pig skeleton ...
View ArticleUS bars my return
By Kari Huus, msnbc.com The ouster of Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi was life-changing for Jamal Tarhuni, an American citizen from the North African country who was granted U.S. asylum in the 1970s. ...
View ArticleAzerbaijanis of Russia hold charity action in Southern Sudan
The Azerbaijani Youth Organization of Russia (AMOR) has held a charity mission in Southern Sudan. The Azerbaijani Youth Organization of Russia (AMOR) in partnership with the Sechenov Moscow State ...
View Articlesome 100 Somali militants killed
NAIROBI, Kenya -; The spokesman for Kenya's military says an estimated 100 Somali militants were killed after helicopter gunships targeted a gathering of more than 200 al-Shabab fighters in ...
View ArticleAfrica’s Cup of Nations and Other Soccer News
Download Some sports fans in Africa may be keeping an eye on Mathias Kiwanuka and the Super Bowl this weekend. But most will be following another sporting competition: The Africa Cup of Nations. ...
View ArticleSudan's president warns of possible war with south
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir speaks at a news conference during the 61st UN General Assembly session September 19, 2006 at United Nations headquarters in New York City. (Stephen Chernin, Getty ...
View ArticleUN says Somali famine over, but warns action needed to forestall new crisis
The United Nations declared an end to famine conditions in Somalia today, but warned that the crisis in the Horn of Africa is not over and requires continued efforts to restore food security and help
View ArticleIn Cote d'Ivoire, UN mission to decide on election certification next week
The head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) said today that he hopes to decide next week on the partial certification of parliamentary elections held in the West Afric
View ArticleUN backs vaccination campaign after yellow fever outbreaks hit Cameroon and...
The United Nations is backing a mass vaccination campaign under way in northern Cameroon, where a new outbreak of yellow fever has killed at least seven people.
View ArticleMauritius PM to visit India for six days
New Delhi, Feb.5 (ANI):Dr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam, the Prime Minister of Mauritius, and his wife Veena Ramgoolam, will pay a state visit to India from February 6 to 11.
View ArticlePersecuted at home, African homosexuals seek refuge in Kenya
A member of the Ugandan gay community carries a picture of murdered gay activist David Kato during his funeral near Mataba, on January 28, 2011. Although the police claimed it was most likely a ...
View ArticleCongo invites Indian companies to invest in timber
By Richa Sharma, New Delhi, Feb 5 : Home to one of Africa's largest forest expanses, the Republic of Congo wants Indian companies to invest in the timber industry, the second biggest ...
View ArticleSouth Africa Backs Vetoed UN Syria Resolution
Pretoria - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has voiced deep regret after Security Council members were unable to agree on a resolution backing an Arab League plan to resolve the crisis in Syria. ...
View ArticleMills not taking Zimbabwe lightly despite Kiwis being heavy favorites
New Zealand fast bowler Kyle Mills has said it wouldn't be wise for his team to take Zimbabwe lightly ahead of Monday's one-day international in Whangarei.
View ArticleSouth Africa’s ANC Upholds Malema Charges Strengthening Zuma
Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Julius Malema, the leader of the youth league of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress, lost a bid to overturn charges that led to his suspension from the ...
View ArticleGhana slips in FIFA world rankings
Ghana dropped further three places in the latest FIFA world ranking, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) announced here on Wednesday. A statement on the website of the country's footbal ...
View ArticleTunisia enters semifinal in Junior Handball worlds
Tunisia reached the semifinals of the World Junior Handball Championship held from July 17 to 31 in Thessaloniki, Greece, beating Spain 31-30 in a quarterfinal match on Tuesday, the official press ...
View ArticleEthiopia rejects Banyana's request
The South African Football Association's request for a postponement of Banyana Banyana's second leg 2012 London Olympic qualifying match against Ethiopia in Addis Ababa on September 11 has ...
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