France seals nuclear, aid deals with Tunisia (Independent Online)
France has concluded a nuclear cooperation deal and an 80-million aid package for Tunisia during a visit by its prime minister.
Lockerbie bomber may be returned to Libya (UPI)
EDINBURGH, Scotland, April 30 (UPI) — The Libyan man convicted of the bombing of a Pan Am plane that exploded over Scotland can return home to die if he drops his new appeal, British officials say.
Medina Garrigues, Kleybanova in Morocco final four (CBS Sports)
Top-seeded Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain and No. 2 Alisa Kleybanova of Russia advanced to the semifinals of the Grand Prix SAR in straight sets Thursday.
U.N. council favors informal talks on Western Sahara (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The Security Council endorsed on Thursday a change of approach by the U.N. mediator in the decades-old Western Sahara dispute, focusing on small, informal meetings between Morocco and the Polisario Front.
UN Pushes For Western Sahara Negotiation Restart (Nasdaq)
UNITED NATIONS (AFP)–The U.N. Security Council repeated its call Thursday for Morocco and the independence movement Polisario to continue currently stalled negotiations on the future of Western Sahara “without preconditions.”
Egypt to host emergency anti-piracy summit (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Egypt is to host an international emergency anti-piracy conference bringing together an unprecedented number of officials and experts in Cairo in May, the organisers said on Thursday.
UN backs Western Sahara informal talks (AP via Yahoo! Asia News)
The U.N. Security Council is unanimously backing informal talks on the future of the disputed Western Sahara ahead of a fifth round of negotiations between Morocco and the group that wants independence for the region.
Egypt admits pig cull not anti-flu measure (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Egypt said on Thursday its cull of 250,000 pigs was a general health measure rather than a precaution against swine flu after the UN said there was no evidence the animals were spreading the disease.
