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Colombian President Alvaro Uribe offered "freedom" to a senior guerrilla commander if he releases all hostages and abandons the decades-old insurgency.
At a Washington press conference on Tuesday, Uribe said Jorge Briceno, alias Mono Jojoy, could walk free after surrendering, but insisted that his government's proposal...
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A group of Arab and international journalists left Cairo for the Egyptian-Gazan border Tuesday in an attempt to break the media blockade on the strip, one of the organizers told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa.
The group includes 13 journalists from the US, Egypt, France, Morocco, Sudan, and Qatar, said Hagar Samouni, research coordinator...
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Talks between Egyptian officials and Hamas representatives in Cairo on an Egyptian ceasefire initiative for Gaza had not yet produced an agreement, a senior member of the Hamas delegation told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa Tuesday.
Mohammed Nasr, the head of the Hamas delegation, told dpa that the talks had been adjourned until Omar...
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Cholera deaths in Zambia have reached 28 as the southern African nation battles to contain about 2,000 reported cases of cholera, according to radio reports Tuesday.
Ministry of Health spokesman Cannisius Banda told a private radio programme that traffic from neighbouring Zimbabwe and poor water and sanitation systems, mainly in...
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Cholera deaths in Zambia have reached 28 as the southern African nation battles to contain about 2,000 reported cases of cholera, according to radio reports Tuesday.
Ministry of Health spokesman Cannisius Banda told a private radio programme that traffic from neighbouring Zimbabwe and poor water and sanitation systems, mainly in...
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The protracted wrangling by Zimbabwe's political leaders is furthering the deterioration of the nation's economy, Zimbabwe's high court head said Monday.
"Our political leaders should put aside their political differences, vendettas if any and put the nation of Zimbabwe first," said judge president Rita Makarau. "As a...
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A Cambodian court charged four men with attempted murder and terrorism Monday in failed bomb plots against the Ministry of Defence and state-owned television in the capital early this month.
The four men were arrested last week for allegedly planning the foiled January 2 attack, in which two small TNT bombs were laid outside the...
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A South African appeal court on Monday opened the way for a case of corruption to be brought against Jacob Zuma, the controversial but popular leader of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and front-runner in the forthcoming presidential race.
The Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein, the second highest court, upheld an...
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Zambia's privately-owned Zambian Airways has suspended operations citing high fuel costs, but hoped Monday for a government bailout.
Chief Government spokesperson Ronnie Shikapwasha said the government would assist the airline, but discussed no details. In a notice Saturday the airline board said operations had been suspended until...
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An Egyptian man being held hostage on a pirated ship off the coast of Somalia for nearly two weeks has accused the pirates of mistreating their captives and appealed for help, Egypt's leading independent newspaper reported Monday.
Ibrahim Etman, one of 28 Egyptian crew aboard the cargo ship Blue Star when it was seized by pirates on...
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Today is Thursday, June 5
the 157th day of 2008 with 209 to follow. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Venus, Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus. The evening stars are Mercury, Mars and...
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 A culinary journey through Crete
Almost as soon as you set foot on the southern Mediterranean island of Crete the poignant smell of oregano, wild flowers and wild teas tickles your senses while the...
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