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Somali troops, militia take two towns from rebels

Somali troops backed by pro-government militia took two towns from rebel Islamist group al Shabaab in fighting on ...

Kenya arrests six Shabaab fighters in border town

Kenyan police have arrested six suspected fighters from Somalia`s al Shabaab rebel group in Mandera on the Kenyan side ...

Libya armed intervention would be negative: France

Any international military intervention in Libya would have "absolutely negative" effects, France`s Foreign Minister ...

Kadhafi seeks UN, AU probe into Libyan unrest

Moamer Kadhafi said he wanted the United Nations or the African Union to probe the unrest rocking Libya and promised ...

ICC prosecutor to probe Libyan violence

The International Criminal Court prosecutor said on Wednesday he would investigate the violence in Libya after the ...

Arab League says could impose Libya "no fly" zone

The Arab League could impose a "no fly" zone on Libya in coordination with the African Union if fighting continued in ...

Asean holding urgent meeting on Cambodia-Thai conflict

ASEAN Foreign Ministers are gathering in Jakarta for an Indonesia-facilitated urgent meeting on Tuesday to discuss ...

Somali preacher urges Egypt-style revolt

A spiritual leader of Somalia`s Islamist Shebab rebels called Monday for popular Egypt- and Tunisia-style revolts to ...

UN Chief calls for restraint in deadly Egypt protests

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday called for restraint over the deadly political protests in Egypt that have ...

Sudan army bombs Darfur, threatens peacekeepers

Sudan`s army bombed rebel positions in Darfur and later surrounded and threatened to burn down a refugee camp and ...

AU reiterates support for Sudan peace, stability regardless of referendum result

The African Union (AU) on Wednesday reiterated its support for stability and peace in Sudan regardless of south Sudan ...

New Darfur clashes worry Security Council

The UN Security Council held talks on Sudan on Wednesday amid heightening concern over clashes between government ...

UN worried about upsurge of fighting in Darfur

There has been a worrisome increase in fighting between rebel and government forces in Sudan`s conflict-torn western ...

Stairway to Asean Community in 2015

ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) is now trying to build an ASEAN Community based upon three pillars ...

AU extends Somalia peacekeeper force mandate

The African Union (AU) has extended the mandate of its peacekeeping force in Somalia for another year, defying demands ...