Analysts blame faulty assumptions for prolonged Libya war
(CNN) -- It was supposed to have been over in a few days. World powers would go in with fighter jets and the world's most sophisticated precision-guided weapons to render...
Libyan government vows to hold oil city against rebels
Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Libyan government troops will turn the strategic oil city of al-Brega into "hell" rather than let it fall into the hands of advancing rebel forces, a...
Finland: Large cache of explosives seized in Helsinki
Police seized a large cache of military-grade explosives at a private flat in the Konala district of Helsinki over the weekend. A number of both registered and unregistered weapons were...
South Africa celebrates Nelson Mandela’s 93rd birthday
South Africans are set to celebrate ex-President Nelson Mandela's 93rd birthday. His foundation has urged people to do 67 minutes of voluntary work on the day - to represent the...
Middle East: Israel’s Foreign Minister to stand hearing in corruption trial
JERUSALEM - Israel's Attorney-General Yehuda Weinstein plans to summon Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman for a hearing in December on corruption charges. Lieberman, who heads the Yisrael Beiteinu party, is facing...
Girls urged to strip to support Vladimir Putin as president
An online campaign has been launched in Russia urging young women to support Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in a presidential vote by taking off their clothes, a lawmaker's site showed...
Codewit News: Israelis 3rd in Helsinki
Gidi Kliger and Eran Sela win their second straight medal at the 470 Class European sailing Championships.  Gidi Kliger and Eran Sela won their second straight medal at the...
Why Nigeria should bridge the gap in medical tourism
Yinka Joladu, a civil servant has been suffering from End-Stage-Kidney failure. Doctors managing her case have recommended further treatment abroad. Yinka, a mother of four, is considering travelling to India...
Bullet Haram: How 7 cops turned Nigeria to ‘Afghanistan’
Why they must pay for itâ€â€FG It is purely the philosophy of a FOOL – ‘Had I known! Had anyone told them on July 30, 2009, that a single pull...
Nigeria: Tinubu in London, to speak on rebirth of Nigerian politics
Former governor of Lagos State and national leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu will tomorrow evening speak at Chatham House, London, on the rebirth of...