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S.African president expresses regret over affair

AP News 3 days ago

With criticism unabated, S.African president expresses regret over affair South Africa's polygamist president has apologized to the nation after being criticized for having an extramarital affair that resulted in a daughter born in October. Analysts had argued that the love child revelations ...

Mahmoud Abbas Visits Egypt

Getty Images 3 days ago

CAIRO, EGYPT - FEBRUARY 6: In this handout image provided by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO) Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (2R) meets with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (R) on February 6, 2010 in Cairo, Egypt. (Photo by Omar Al-Rashidi/PPO via Getty ...

South Africa's Zuma says regrets child out of wedlock

Reuters US Online Report World News 3 days ago

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African President Jacob Zuma apologized on Saturday for fathering an illegitimate child, in the face of national outcry. Critics say Zuma, a Zulu traditionalist who practices polygamy and currently has three wives and 20 children including the baby ...

Libyan court fines Swiss man, to rule on a second

Reuters US Online Report World News 4 days ago

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - A Libyan judge on Saturday fined one of two Swiss businessmen whose convictions for breaking immigration rules have already strained diplomatic links between Libya and Switzerland, their lawyer said. The cases of Max Goeldi and Rachid Hamdani have also ...

Mideast Egypt Palestinians

AP News 4 days ago

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, right, talks to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, left, at the Presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. Talks come within the framework of efforts aimed at reviving the Middle East peace process. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) ...

President's love child hits a nerve in SAfrica

AP News 4 days ago

Humorists poke fun at SAfrican leader's sex scandal but it also hits a nerve Confirmation that President Jacob Zuma, who has three wives and a fiancee, has fathered a child with yet another woman has prompted jokes in South Africa's media but ...

Saudi doctor: Nigerian prez to leave hospital soon

AP Features 6 days ago

A Saudi doctor treating the Nigerian president says the ailing leader is still recovering in hospital but could be discharged within a week. The physician's assessment on Thursday comes amid confusion over President Umaru Yar'Adua's health. Nigeria's ruling party said two weeks ...

South African president acknowledges love child

AP Features 6 days ago

South Africa's polygamist president has confirmed that he fathered a daughter last year with a woman who is not one of his three wives or fiancee, and criticized those who said his actions undermined the country's campaign against AIDS. President Jacob Zuma's ...

Ill leader, violence and oil woes plague Nigeria

AP News 6 days ago

Religious violence, ill president and oil worries plague Nigeria Nigeria's president has been away ill for more than two months. A militant group vows to renew its war against the oil industry. And Muslim-Christian violence has drawn a threat of jihad from ...

Genocide charge now possible for Sudan's al-Bashir

AP News 6 days ago

Appeals judges say decision not to charge Sudan's president with genocide in Darfur was wrong The International Criminal Court will again consider charging Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir with genocide in Darfur, after an appeals panel ruled that judges made an "error in ...

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