Ahmadinejad remains caretaker oil minister: aide
(Reuters) - President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad remains Iran's
caretaker oil minister, despite a ruling by the constitutional watchdog that he
had no legal right to the post, ISNA news wire reported a vice-president saying
on Sunday.
North Sudan seizes disputed Abyei, thousands flee
KHARTOUM
(Reuters) - Sudan's
northern army seized control of the disputed, oil-producing Abyei region,
officials said on Sunday, forcing thousands to flee and bringing the country's
north and south to the brink of full conflict.
Tourism to Egypt down 46 percent in first quarter
CAIRO
(Reuters) - The number of tourists visiting Egypt slumped 46 percent in the
first quarter when mass protests ousted President Hosni Mubarak, the
government's statistics agency said on Sunday.
Saudi aid to include $1 bln Egypt cbank deposit
CAIRO
(Reuters) - A $4 billion aid package Saudi Arabia
has pledged to Egypt will
include a $1 billion deposit at the Central Bank of Egypt and $500 million in bond
purchases, al-Ahram newspaper quoted a Saudi official on Sunday as saying.
Yemen unrest: Enovys airlifted from Sanaa embassy
Foreign diplomats have been airlifted out of a besieged
embassy in Sanaa, as doubts grow over a deal to end Yemen's political crisis.
Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara inaugurated
Alassane Ouattara has been inaugurated as the president of
Ivory Coast in the capital, Yamoussoukro, after months of violence and
political turmoil.
Metropolitan Police pays damages over slave case women
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has been ordered to
pay £5,000 each to four women for failing to investigate allegations of
slavery.
Iraq: Blasts kill at least 16 in Baghdad area
At least 16 people have been killed in Iraq in a series of bomb blasts in the Baghdad area, officials
say.
US 'would repeat Bin Laden raid'
US President Barack Obama has said he would order a similar
operation to that which killed Osama Bin Laden if another militant leader was
found in Pakistan.
Chile: Valparaiso protesters in clashes with police
Police in Valparaiso, in Chile, have
clashed with demonstrators protesting against government policies.
Amondawa tribe lacks abstract idea of time, study says
An Amazonian tribe has no abstract concept of time, say
researchers.
Israel's Leader Denies Crisis With U.S.
Washington – Israel's
leader, trying to defuse reports of a crisis with the U.S. over his rejection
of President Barack Obama's proposed foundation for future Israeli-Palestinian
peace talks, said Saturday that media accounts of the disagreement have been
"blown way out of proportion."
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