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Gunmen kill 27 in raids on west Iraq checkpoints
Mar 05, 2012 01:02 EST
FALLUJAH, Iraq (Reuters) - Gunmen disguised as police raided checkpoints and homes in western Iraq on Monday, killing at least 27 members of the security forces, police said, in an attack the authorities said bore the hallmarks of al Qaeda.
Michigan burial for last U.S. soldier missing in Iraq
Feb 27, 2012 07:17 EST
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The family of the last U.S. soldier missing in Iraq will hold a funeral for him in Michigan, now that the army has recovered his remains more than five years after he vanished while secretly visiting his Iraqi wife in Baghdad.
Iraq militia hands over last missing U.S. soldier's remains
Feb 27, 2012 07:17 EST
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A Shi'ite militia has handed over the body of the last U.S. soldier missing in Iraq, closing a final chapter of the war two months after U.S. troops left and more than five years after the soldier vanished while secretly visiting his wife in Baghdad.
Baghdad bombings kill at least 15: Iraqi police
Feb 23, 2012 01:44 EST
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Several bomb attacks hit Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens in mainly Shi'ite Muslim neighborhoods, Iraqi police said.
Baghdad bombings kill at least 20
Feb 23, 2012 01:44 EST
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Car bombs struck across Baghdad Thursday, killing at least 20 people and wounding dozens, in the latest wave of attacks on the Iraqi capital since a political crisis erupted in December, security officials said.
Iraq attacks kill 60, raise sectarian fears
Feb 23, 2012 01:44 EST
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Simultaneous early morning attacks on mostly Shi'ite targets across Iraq killed at least 60 people and wounded dozens on Thursday in one of the bloodiest days of violence since U.S. troops pulled out in mid-December.
Car bomb in central Baghdad kills 7: police
Feb 23, 2012 00:43 EST
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A car bomb struck an area of central Baghdad on Thursday, killing seven people and wounding 24, Iraqi police said.
Iraqi VP, facing terror trial, sees "black comedy"
Feb 20, 2012 11:40 EST
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Judges ordered one of Iraq's two vice-presidents tried for terrorism Monday in a move the accused, Tareq al-Hashemi, dismissed as part of a "black comedy" devised by sectarian adversaries in government.
Long live the king! AU's lavish new home hit by statue row
Feb 10, 2012 09:40 EST
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Perched under the shadow of a 100-metre tall marble monolith, a short-sleeved Kwame Nkrumah stands with his right hand raised in triumphant pose, his eyes gazing at the heavens.
African Union fails to elect new chief
Jan 30, 2012 13:21 EST
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The African Union failed to elect a new head on Monday, highlighting the weakness of a group criticized for slow decision-making during political turmoil on the continent last year.
South Sudan demands border deal before restarts oil
Jan 29, 2012 12:52 EST
JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan has totally shut down oil output in a row with Sudan over export transit fees and will only restart after the two reach a deal covering border security and the disputed Abyei region, its oil minister said on Sunday.
South Sudan demands border deal before restarting oil
Jan 29, 2012 12:52 EST
JUBA/ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - South Sudan has totally shut down oil output in a row with Sudan over export transit fees and will only restart after the two reach a deal covering border security and the disputed Abyei region, its oil minister said on Sunday.
Libyan PM calls for security meeting over weapons
Jan 29, 2012 07:19 EST
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdurrahim al-Keib called on Sunday for a regional security conference to tackle a proliferation of weapons by exiled supporters of former leader Muammar Gaddafi.
S. Sudan oil shutdown continues after talks fail
Jan 27, 2012 13:58 EST
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The presidents of Sudan and South Sudan failed Friday to resolve an oil dispute that has led to the shutdown of the South's crude output and threatened both countries' economies.
Rwanda genocide suspect deported from Canada
Jan 24, 2012 12:05 EST
KIGALI (Reuters) - A Rwandan man charged with crimes against humanity has been deported from Canada and is due to arrive in the central African country overnight, Rwanda's justice minister said on Tuesday.
Kenya presidential hopefuls to face war crimes court
Jan 23, 2012 12:44 EST
THE HAGUE/NAIROBI (Reuters) - Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya's finance minister and son of its founder president, must stand trial at the International Criminal Court for directing a militia to murder and rape after a disputed 2007 election, ICC judges ruled Monday.
Kenya's Kenyatta says rejects war crimes charges
Jan 23, 2012 11:08 EST
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan finance minister and presidential hopeful Uhuru Kenyatta said Monday he was innocent of charges leveled against him by the International Criminal Court of crimes against humanity in 2007/8 post-election violence.
Kenyan presidential hopefuls to face war crimes court
Jan 23, 2012 05:49 EST
THE HAGUE/NAIROBI (Reuters) - Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenyan finance minister and son of the country's founder president, must stand trial at the International Criminal Court for directing a militia to murder and rape after a disputed 2007 election, ICC judges ruled Monday.
Rwanda politicians jailed for life over genocide
Dec 21, 2011 08:38 EST
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - The U.N. war crimes tribunal for Rwanda on Wednesday found two bosses of the former ruling Hutu-led party guilty of genocide for their leading roles in the 1994 massacre of Tutsis and moderate Hutus, and sentenced them to life in prison.
Air strike hits rebel-held Somali village: residents
Dec 20, 2011 15:29 EST
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A warplane bombed a Somali village held by Islamist rebels near the border with Kenya Tuesday, killing several civilians, residents and a Somali military official said.
