AFRICA

Kenyan dead, Swiss tourist injured in Kenya attack

A Kenyan driver was shot dead and a Swiss tourist was seriously injured Friday in an attack on their vehicle near a game park in eastern Kenya, sources said.

New outcry erupts in Egypt against military rulers

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's military rulers have triggered a new public outcry with a proposal that critics see as an attempt to enshrine a supreme political role for themselves in the new constitution....

UN chief in surprise visit to Libya

UN leader Ban Ki-moon arrived on Wednesday in Libya for a surprise visit to hold talks with the transitional leaders who ousted Moamer Kadhafi, the UN said....

Nigeria military seizes ship with 5,000 tonnes of stolen oil

Nigeria's military said Monday it has seized a ship laden with 5,000 tonnes of stolen oil and 30 barges amid rising cases of crude theft in one of the world's main oil producing regions....

Tunisia's moderate Islamists win landmark vote

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia's moderate Islamist party Ennahda, banned for decades, emerged the official victor in the nation's first free elections, taking 41.47 percent of the vote and 90 of 217 seats in an assembly that will write a new constitution, the electoral commission announced....

Gadhafi hometown pays heavy price in Libyan battle

SIRTE, Libya (AP) — Moammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte paid a heavy price for sheltering him in the final battle of Libya's civil war....

Gadhafi's autopsy reveals he was shot in head

Doctors completed an autopsy of Moammar Gadhafi on Sunday, with the chief pathologist confirming the former Libyan leader died of a gunshot wound to the head....

Factbox: Libya's oil returns; fields, refineries, companies

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - A speedy return of Libyan oil output to pre-war levels is facing new obstacles as foreign firms struggle to negotiate who will provide security for workers vulnerable to attacks in the desert and in cities bristling with weapons....

Partial Tunisia results: Islamist party has 44 pct

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Authorities say the latest results from Tunisia's landmark elections indicate the moderate Islamist party is holding onto its lead, taking at least 44 percent of seats counted so far for an assembly tasked with writing a new constitution....

Gaddafi still on show, rotting as wrangling goes on

MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) - Libyans filed past Muammar Gaddafi's decomposing body for a fourth day on Monday, to see for themselves that the dictator was dead, while talks dragged on among emerging local factions over disposing of the corpse....