Mia Farrow declares hunger strike in solidarity with people of DarfurLOS ANGELES — Mia Farrow plans to begin a hunger strike next week in solidarity with the people of Darfur. Lawyer: USS Cole victims’ families to get at least $200K after judge unfreezes Sudanese moneyRICHMOND, Va. — Nearly nine years after 17 sailors were killed in a terrorist attack on the USS Cole, some relatives of the victims are set to receive at least $200,000 each from Sudan, a lawyer said Tuesday. Clinton discusses security cooperation, human rights in Libya with Gadhafi’s sonWASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met Tuesday with Mutassim Gadhafi, son of and national security adviser to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, and said she asked him about a long-held, gravely ill Libyan dissident. NY judge unfreezes more than $13M in Sudanese accounts to pay families of USS Cole victimsRICHMOND, Va. — Nearly nine years after 17 sailors were killed in a terrorist attack on the USS Cole, a judge has ordered New York banks to release $13.4 million in frozen Sudanese accounts to family members of the victims. Obama invites Israeli, Palestinian, Egyptian leaders for separate White House talksWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will invite the Israeli, Palestinian and Egyptian leaders to the White House in the coming weeks for separate talks on moving forward with the Middle East peace process, the White House said Tuesday. UN chief: Sudan’s expulsion of aid groups put 1 million at risk in Darfur, threatens stabilityUNITED NATIONS — The United Nations chief warned Tuesday that Sudan’s expulsion of 16 aid groups from Darfur has put the lives of more than 1 million people at risk and increased the potential for instability in the region. 4 new pharaonic temples found in Sinai possibly designed to impress foreigners visiting EgyptCAIRO — Archaeologists exploring an old military road in the Sinai have unearthed four new temples amidst the 3,000-year-old remains of an ancient fortified city that could have been used to impress foreign delegations visiting Egypt, antiquities authorities announced Tuesday. Obama invites Israeli, Palestinian, Egyptian leaders for separate White House talksWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will invite the Israeli, Palestinian and Egyptian leaders to the White House in the coming weeks for separate talks on moving forward with the Middle East peace process, the White House said Tuesday. |
Topics
Poll Loading ...Latest TweetsNorth Africa
Latest Friend FeedsNorth Africa
|
