[Aswat Masriya] MP Essam Sultan criticized Speaker of People's Assembly Saad Al-Katatni's support for the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate Mohamed Mursi in the imminent presidential elections on his Facebook page. … [Read more...]

[Aswat Masriya] Presidential candidate Khaled Ali held a conference on Monday to declare a stance against the ruling military council's complementary constitutional declaration. … [Read more...]

[Aswat Masriya] The ruling Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF) called upon Egyptians to accept the results of the presidential elections beginning on Wednesday May 23. The elections will represent the choice of the people, SCAF said. … [Read more...]

[Ashden] Barefoot Power up for global green energy prize. … [Read more...]

[allAfrica.com] The transitional president of Mali has been admitted to hospital after protesters reportedly burst into his office and beat him. … [Read more...]

[Ecowas] Ministers of the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council (MSC) have proposed measures to address the current political developments in Mali in order to ensure the implementation of the  programme for the restoration of constitutional rule in the country which is being threatened by the military junta. … [Read more...]

[IPS] Johannesburg - The Angolan government is being urged to carry out a thorough and independent investigation into allegations of sexual and physical abuse by its security forces against Congolese migrants. … [Read more...]

[UNHCR] Sallum, Egypt - Andrew Mok, computer open in front of him, faced the Sudanese man across the table in a converted freight container and began the interview. … [Read more...]

[UN News] Ahead of their visit to Côte d'Ivoire, the members of the Security Council commended Liberia for its progress since the end of its civil war in 2003, and reiterated their support for efforts on reconciliation and inclusive dialogue in the West African country. … [Read more...]

[iMaverick] Johannesburg - Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, the Libyan convicted of the 1988 bombing of a PanAm flight over Lockerbie, died of cancer on Sunday aged 60, leaving many questions on the attack and its aftermath unanswered. … [Read more...]

[IRIN] Idjwi - More than half of mountainous South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is infected by banana xanthomonas wilt (BXW), often referred to by farmers as "Banana AIDS". … [Read more...]

[Health-e] As many young women are now developing cervical cancer and more are at risk of cancer of the cervix because of HIV infection, new and simpler methods of diagnosis are needed. Now, scientists have discovered that vinegar is useful in diagnosing cervical cancer. … [Read more...]