December 12, 2015 Egypt's transition to democracy grows messier Reform leader Mohammed ElBaradei's surprise pullout from the presidential race has laid bare the messiness of Egypt's transition to democracy with less than six months left for the ruling generals to hand over power.
December 12, 2015 Thieves steal rhino horns in South Africa In a nighttime theft, robbers broke into a South African provincial parks office with a 24-hour security service and used a machine tool called a grinder to break into a safe holding a stockpile of rhino horn worth a fortune on the illegal market in parts of Asia.
December 12, 2015 Mandela kept alive by breathing machine, faces ‘impending death,’ court documents say Nelson Mandela is being kept alive by a breathing machine and faces "impending death," court documents show, as his family gravesite was restored Thursday.
December 12, 2015 Tunisia frees jailed journalist ahead of media strike A Tunisian journalist whose detention last week sparked an outcry was freed on bail Monday ahead of a planned media strike in protest against perceived press restrictions imposed by the Islamist-led government.
December 12, 2015 Cold water cast on claims Sudanese mom will be freed from death row The Sudanese government is backtracking from reports that the mother sentenced to death for her Christian faith will be freed.
December 12, 2015 Prosecutor urges Pistorius to 'take responsibility' for killing girlfriend The chief prosecutor in Oscar Pistorius' murder trial urged the Olympic athlete to "take responsibility" for killing his girlfriend, imploring him on Wednesday to look at a photograph of Reeva Steenkamp's bloodied head displayed in court.
December 12, 2015 Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Steps Down Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has stepped down and handed control of the country to the military, Vice President Omar Suleiman said Friday in an address on state television.
December 12, 2015 'SlutWalk' Comes to South Africa, Where Rape is Crisis Women draped sexy lingerie over their street clothes as they marched through Cape Town on Saturday, bringing an international campaign against the notion that a woman's appearance can excuse attacks to a country where rape is seen as a national crisis.
December 12, 2015 Morsi backers in 'symbolic' march marking Cairo crackdown About 200 supporters of Mohamed Morsi held a "symbolic" march Saturday in Cairo to mark a deadly crackdown by security forces on backers of the ousted Islamist president a month ago.
December 12, 2015 Libya Rebels Push Toward a Qaddafi Stronghold Rebel fighters closed in Saturday on one of Muammar Qaddafi's last strongholds, the remote desert town of Bani Walid, but were trying to persuade tribal elders there to surrender without a fight.
