North Africa – Ranting Gaddafi throws the book at the UN
Ranting Gaddafi throws the book at the UN
Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi ripped up a copy of the UN charter and threw it at officials during a 96-minute rant at the annual meeting of the United Nations. [VIDEOS AND PICTURE]
Libyan Man Loses Hand In Italian Barracks Attack (EuroNews)
A Libyan man has lost one of his hands, as well as suffering injuries to his face, after he set off a bomb at an Italian army barracks. An
French army chief visits Mauritania (People’s Daily)
The chief of general staff of the French military, general Jean-Louis Gorgelin, arrived on Sunday in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott for a working visit, the northwest African country’s military said. The French general will meet Mauritanian Defense Minister Hammadi Ould Hammadi before visiting his counterpart Ghazwani in the northern towns of Chinguitty and Atar. The French army chief will …
Rift in Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood: report
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood was swift in its rejection of reports that its leader resigned after a row with conservatives, but the crisis exposed a profound rift among them.
Algiers rocked by second day of marches
Protesters in Algeria have thrown stones and petrol bombs at police on the second day of clashes over housing conditions.
Libyan hurt after throwing bomb at Milan barracks (Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News)
A Libyan man threw a bomb at an Italian army barracks in Milan early Monday and was injured in the explosion, losing one of his hands, police said.
Women face 20 lashes for ‘indecent’ clothes
A court in Sudan has fined two women and sentenced them to a whipping for wearing trousers and no headscarf in public in Khartoum.
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