In Egypt, post-revolution harmony turns into acrimony
Stock prices are sliding, protesters are clamoring, generals are fuming and the once-respected prime minister is maneuvering to hang on to his job.
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Sudan president promises freer, more inclusive government
Facing increased scrutiny at home and a war crimes indictment abroad, Sudanese President Omar Hassan Ahmed Bashir stood before his...
Independent South Sudan is jubilant, wobbly a day later
On the day after independence in South Sudan, the modest clock tower in downtown Juba read "Free at Last," and the dirt roadsides were...
In rebel-held Libya, men find new identities as warriors
He is a soft-spoken 22-year-old with a massive Belgian machine gun.
Kadafi again threatens to attack Europe with suicide bombers
For the second time in a week, Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi has threatened to dispatch hundreds of Libyan suicide bombers to attack...
South Sudan, world's newest nation, is instantly one of the most troubled
The countdown clock ran out, the flag ascended over the fledgling capital and a new nation born from Africa's longest civil war and the...
Southern Sudanese prepare for nationhood
Garang Yai was 7 when government soldiers burned down his village, forcing him to flee to Ethiopia, a three-month walk that many of his...
Tens of thousands protest in Egypt for reforms, speedier trials
Tens of thousands of Egyptians protested across the nation Friday to demand political reforms and swifter trials for police and former...
Libyan rebels said to advance in west
Even as Libyan rebels reported driving government forces from another mountain town in western Libya on Wednesday, Moammar Kadafi's regime...
In Egypt, Muslim Brotherhood showing cracks in its solidarity
The Muslim Brotherhood has expelled five of its youth members in a purge signaling that Egypt's most potent political force is unwilling...
Protester seriously injured in Egypt uprising has died
Mahmoud Mohamed, an Egyptian protester profiled last month by The Times after he was seriously injured during the uprising that toppled...
NATO feels the pressure from Libya campaign
With victory still elusive after 15 weeks of bombing, Western allies arrayed against Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi are racing to crack his...
Bishop in Libya proves unlikely source of international controversy
For more than a quarter of a century, the soft-spoken padre with the almost beatific glow and more-than-passing resemblance to Pope John...
Egyptian policeman sentenced to death for killing protesters
The first Egyptian police officer sentenced to death for killing protesters during the January revolution remained at large Monday as the...
Confusion as Sudan president arrives day late in Beijing
Sudan's President Omar Hassan Ahmed Bashir showed up 24 hours late Tuesday for a meeting with his most important ally, an embarrassing...
Arrest warrant for Kadafi may complicate Libya conflict
The international arrest warrant for crimes against humanity issued against Moammar Kadafi and members of his family has further isolated...
Fighting rages in western Libya
Rebels and forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi exchanged ferocious barrages of antiaircraft and machine-gun fire Sunday as NATO...
Michelle Obama and family go on African safari
It was an African safari Saturday for Michelle Obama and her family.
Libya's western front joins the battle
Graffiti on a wall in the center of Nalut has a message for Moammar Kadafi: "Let us be free."
Zimbabwe diamond export ban ends, despite objections
The international organization that monitors conflict diamonds has agreed to allow Zimbabwe to export diamonds from its vast Marange...
