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US drone strike kills four in Pakistan: officials
AFP, Published on 23/01/2012
» A US drone fired missiles into a vehicle, killing four militants in Pakistan's Taliban and Al-Qaeda hub of North Waziristan on Monday that hugs the Afghan border, security officials said.
Nigerian unions call off strike after fuel price cut
AFP, Published on 16/01/2012
» Nigerian unions ended a week-old nationwide strike Monday hours after the president climbed down on a petrol price hike, while security forces cracked down on holdout protestors.
Pakistan's Zardari meets army chief amid tensions
AFP, Published on 14/01/2012
» Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari met the chief of the powerful army on Saturday for face-to-face talks, a spokesman said, amid a civilian-military standoff that is shaking the government.
Protesting Nigerian workers vow to shut down oil production
AFP, Published on 13/01/2012
» Nigerian oil workers vowed Thursday to start shutting down production in Africa's top crude exporter this weekend as a national strike headed for a fifth day, but high-level talks made progress toward a deal.
Four killed as US drone strikes resume in Pakistan
AFP, Published on 11/01/2012
» The deadly US drone campaign in Pakistan's tribal zone resumed with a missile strike that killed four militants, two months after a NATO raid that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers.
Iran stokes nuclear fears with bunker facility
AFP, Published on 10/01/2012
» The UN atomic agency said Monday that Iran is now enriching uranium at a new site in a hard-to-bomb mountain bunker, in a move set to stoke Western suspicions further that Tehran wants nuclear weapons.
Pakistan recovers bodies of 10 soldiers
AFP, Published on 09/01/2012
» Pakistani authorities on Monday recovered the bodies of 10 soldiers in an exchange of bodies with Taliban militants following a clash two weeks ago in the northwestern tribal region.
Deadly clashes as protesters shut down Nigeria
AFP, Published on 09/01/2012
» Nigerian police and protesters clashed on Monday and six people were killed as tens of thousands demonstrated nationwide over fuel price hikes and a general strike shut down the country.
Kenyan jets kill '60 or more' Somali militants
AFP, Published on 07/01/2012
» Kenyan fighter jets killed at least 60 Islamist Shebab insurgents in southern Somalia in the latest assault by regional countries to heap pressure on the extremist rebels, officials said on Saturday.
Kenyan jets kill '60 or more' Somali militants
AFP, Published on 07/01/2012
» Kenyan fighter jets killed at least 60 Islamist Shebab insurgents in southern Somalia in the latest assault by regional countries to heap pressure on the extremist rebels, officials said on Saturday.