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Deadlock in AU vote for commission chief

A vote by African leaders for the head of their bloc’s influential executive ended in deadlock yesterday between Gabon’s Jean Ping, seeking a new term,
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South Sudan accuses Khartoum of deadly raid

South Sudan yesterday accused its former foes in the Khartoum government of arming gunmen who killed over 40 people in a cattle raid, as the ...
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Syrian forces tighten grip on Damascus

Islamic body urges end to Syria bloodshed The head of the world’s largest Muslim body urged the international community yesterday to take up its responsibilities ...
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Belgium on strike ahead of EU summit

Belgium was in chaos yesterday, just hours before an EU summit, with transport and other public services halted by a national strike called by unions ...
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RBS boss waives £1 million bonus

The chief executive of Britain’s state-rescued Royal Bank of Scotland has bowed to intense political pressure and waived his annual bonus worth almost £1.0 million, ...
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Iran oil, Berlin urges restraint

Germany called for restraint from Iran amid an escalation in tensions over Tehran’s disputed nuclear programme and a threat to immediately cut off oil exports ...
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Benin takes AU helm as leaders meet

African Union leaders chose Benin’s President Thomas Boni Yayi yesterday as the 54-member bloc’s new chairman, at a two-day summit hoped to help resolve multiple ...
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Protesters strip down for Washington gala

Protesters from Occupy DC, facing a clampdown on their encampment today, stripped down for a topless street party Saturday outside a black-tie gala for Washington’s ...
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Fairy tale, drug war epic win at Sundance

Fairy tale “Beasts of the Southern Wild” and drug war epic “The House I Live In” were among the winners at the Sundance film festival, ...
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Boko Haram rejects talks, threatens attacks 
in Nigeria

Boko Haram Islamists have ruled out talks with the government and threatened new attacks in Africa’s most populous country, rocked by an insurgency that has ...
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