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December 10, 2015

U.N. Rights Chief: 'Change System' in Egypt

The U.N.'s top human rights official on Tuesday praised the protest movement in Egypt and called on authorities to change a system that encourages abuses of the country's people, in an unusually frank call from a U.N. official.

December 10, 2015

Britain Refuses to Offer Immunity for Defected Libyan Minister

Britain refused Thursday to offer Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa immunity from prosecution after his apparent defection, but said his departure would hearten rebels fighting to topple Muammar al-Qaddafi's regime.

December 10, 2015

DR Congo and M23 rebels resume peace talks

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels restarted peace talks Tuesday following an ultimatum set by regional leaders, the chief mediator said.

December 10, 2015

Ambassador says US didn't know about talks to free hostage killed during Yemen raid

The United States did not know about talks on the reportedly imminent release of a South African hostage who died in a U.S. raid on Al Qaeda militants in Yemen, the U.S. ambassador in South Africa said Monday.

December 10, 2015

Mali's north tense as rebels prepare for peace talks

After the first round of Mali's presidential elections, Tuareg rebels confined to camps in the north are preparing to discuss the future of their vast desert homeland with the country's new leader.

December 10, 2015

Zimbabwe seek upset against understrength India

Zimbabwe begin a five-match one-day series against India on Wednesday accepting that victory in even one of the games would represent a good result against the top-ranked side in the world.

December 10, 2015

Gunmen kill Somali public radio worker

Two gunmen shot dead a technician employed at Somalia's state-run broadcaster Radio Mogadishu on Saturday, the sixth media professional killed in the country this year, officials and a colleague said.

December 10, 2015

Egypt Morsi supporters unswayed after US envoy talks

Supporters of Egypt's ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi held firm Sunday on their insistence that he be reinstated after talks with a senior US official aimed at finding a peaceful solution to the crisis.

December 10, 2015

Sudanese Christian mom reportedly taking refuge at US embassy

The Sudanese Christian woman who was detained by police a day after her death sentence was lifted is reportedly now taking refuge in the U.S. embassy in Khartoum after receiving death threats from inside the Islamic nation.

December 10, 2015

U.N. to Evacuate Staff From Egypt

Some 350 people working for the United Nations in Egypt will be evacuated to Cyprus because of security concerns in the country, a spokesman for the U.N. peacekeeping mission on the Mediterranean island said Thursday.