Martti Ahtisaari of Finland wins Nobel Peace Prize | : The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded its 2008 peace prize on Friday to Martti Ahtisaari, the former Finnish president who has been associated over decades with peace efforts and quiet, cautious d... (photo: AP / Darko Bandic, FILE)International Herald Tribune
Marburg, Ebola ruled out | By Kanina Foss | Investigations conducted by Zambian laboratories on samples from the first two victims of the mystery virus have ruled out Ebola and Marburg. | The results of further tests are expe... (photo: AP Photo)Independent online
Adebayor boost for Togo Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor has arrived in Accra to play for Togo in their decisive 2010 World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations qualifying clash against Swaziland. | T... (photo: AP Photo / Paul Thomas)BBC News ArsenalPhotosSoccerStarTogo
'Mugabe dragged Africa into the mud' | Lagos - Kenya's Prime Minister Raila Odinga has blasted African leaders' fear of criticising each other, saying it was stifling the continent's progress towards democra... (photo: AP)Independent online AfricaDemocarcyKenyaLagosPhotos
Rebel ambush kills 15 | Khartoum - The Sudanese army said on Friday that 15 people were killed when Darfur rebels attacked a local government convoy with military escort in the far west of the... (photo: AP /Alfred de Montesquiou)Independent online AfricaDarfurKhartoumPeoplePhotosSecurity
Libya 'to pull Swiss bank assets' | Libya is to withdraw all its assets from Swiss banks, estimated at $7bn, as a diplomatic row over the arrest of the Libyan leader's youngest son escalates. | Hannibal G... (photo: AP / Abdel Magid Al Fergany)BBC News AssetsBankLibyaPhotosSwiss
