
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Twenty five mutineers loyal to a renegade general have been killed in clashes with the army in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the government said on Monday. The east of the central African country remains unstable nearly a decade after the formal end of a vicious civil war which sucked in neighbouring countries and left millions dead. ... Publ.Date : 2012-05-22T06:08:39Z
The 30-day jail sentence for a former Rutgers University student convicted of spying on his gay roommate has rekindled a debate over the application of hate crime laws. Publ.Date : 2012-05-22T06:25:09Z
LONDON (Reuters) - Egypt's military rulers plan to spend close to $1 billion on diesel this summer, a spike in imports as they brace for a first free presidential election triggered by last year's uprising with a wary eye on renewed civil unrest. Fuel shortages have already caused public anger this year and slowed the grain harvest. And with creditors pressing for Egypt's new leaders to risk a popular backlash by cutting back on longstanding fuel subsidies, the generals may also be anxious to ensure supplies for the army's own trucks and tanks. ... Publ.Date : 2012-05-22T06:11:28Z
Prosecutors charged Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and two of his allies Tuesday with breaking various laws during a massive street rally to demand electoral fairness. Publ.Date : 2012-05-22T06:22:49Z
The Oklahoma City Thunder punched their ticket to the Western Conference finals, eliminating the Los Angeles Lakers in five games with a dominating 106-90 victory night. Publ.Date : 2012-05-22T06:07:14Z
SpaceX on Tuesday readied a fresh bid to become the first private firm to launch a craft to the space station after fixing an engine problem that grounded its earlier attempt. Publ.Date : 2012-05-22T06:21:56Z
Eighteen wins in a row, and eight more victories to go. Publ.Date : 2012-05-22T06:19:06Z
More than a third of the malaria-fighting drugs tested over the past decade in Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa were either fake or bad quality, seriously undermining efforts to combat the disease, a study said Tuesday. Publ.Date : 2012-05-22T05:47:23Z
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