Copyright © 2007 Yahoo! All rights reserved. http://uk.news.yahoo.com/africa.html en-en Sat, 17 May 2008 01:15:00 +0000 5 http://uk.news.yahoo.com/africa.html http://l.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/i/uk/any/u/news.gif 30 140 http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080517/twl-uk-bush-mideast-bd5ae06.html /rtrs/20080517/r_t_rtrs_wl_other/twl-uk-bush-mideast-bd5ae06_1 Sat, 17 May 2008 01:15:00 +0000 President George W. Bush flies to Egypt on Saturday for talks with Palestinian leaders who will be looking for signs they will not be neglected after he lavished praise on Israel during a visit to the Jewish state. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080516/tpl-uk-lebanon-siniora-bush-43a8d4f.html /rtrs/20080516/r_t_rtrs_pl_diplomcy/tpl-uk-lebanon-siniora-bush-43a8d4f_1 Fri, 16 May 2008 17:51:00 +0000 Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora has cancelled talks with U.S. President George W. Bush in Egypt on Sunday so that he can deal with Lebanon's political crisis, the White House said on Friday. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080516/tpl-uk-zimbabwe-election-43a8d4f.html /rtrs/20080516/r_t_rtrs_pl_diplomcy/tpl-uk-zimbabwe-election-43a8d4f_6 Fri, 16 May 2008 16:06:00 +0000 Zimbabwe said on Friday it would hold a delayed presidential election run-off on June 27, when the opposition hopes to oust veteran leader Robert Mugabe after nearly three decades in power. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080516/twl-uk-zimbabwe-election-tsvangirai-bd5ae06.html /rtrs/20080516/r_t_rtrs_wl_other/twl-uk-zimbabwe-election-tsvangirai-bd5ae06_1 Fri, 16 May 2008 15:56:00 +0000 Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will return to Zimbabwe on Saturday after an absence of more than a month to prepare for a presidential run-off due on June 27, a spokesman for his MDC party said on Friday. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080516/tpl-uk-zimbabwe-election-questions-43a8d4f.html /rtrs/20080516/r_t_rtrs_pl_diplomcy/tpl-uk-zimbabwe-election-questions-43a8d4f_1 Fri, 16 May 2008 14:50:00 +0000 (Reuters) - Zimbabwe said on Friday it would hold a delayed presidential election run-off on June 27 in which the opposition hopes to oust veteran leader Robert Mugabe after almost 30 years in power. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/skynews/20080516/twl-100-dead-in-nigeria-oil-pipeline-fir-3fd0ae9.html /skynews/20080516/r_t_skynews_wl/twl-100-dead-in-nigeria-oil-pipeline-fir-3fd0ae9_2 Fri, 16 May 2008 14:36:00 +0000 At least 100 people were killed and scores injured when fuel from a pipeline ruptured by a bulldozer caught fire and exploded in a village, the Red Cross has said. SkyNews http://uk.news.yahoo.com/skynews/20080516/twl-zimbabwe-crisis-run-off-date-reveale-3fd0ae9.html /skynews/20080516/r_t_skynews_wl/twl-zimbabwe-crisis-run-off-date-reveale-3fd0ae9_1 Fri, 16 May 2008 13:33:00 +0000 Zimbabweans will return to the polls on June 27 to vote in a crucial run-off election which will determine whether Robert Mugabe maintains his 28 year grip on power. SkyNews http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080516/tpl-uk-zimbabwe-election-tsvangirai-43a8d4f.html /rtrs/20080516/r_t_rtrs_pl_diplomcy/tpl-uk-zimbabwe-election-tsvangirai-43a8d4f_1 Fri, 16 May 2008 12:55:00 +0000 (Reuters) - Zimbabwe said on Friday it would hold a delayed presidential election run-off on June 27 in which opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai hopes to oust veteran leader Robert Mugabe after almost 30 years in power. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080516/twl-uk-nigeria-delta-hijack-bd5ae06.html /rtrs/20080516/r_t_rtrs_wl_other/twl-uk-nigeria-delta-hijack-bd5ae06_1 Fri, 16 May 2008 12:31:00 +0000 Gunmen who hijacked a supply ship working for U.S. energy giant Chevron in Nigeria have drastically reduced their ransom demand to 5 million naira (21,807 pounds) from 30 million naira, security sources said on Friday. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/skynews/20080516/twl-mugabe-condemns-mdc-bandits-3fd0ae9.html /skynews/20080516/r_t_skynews_wl/twl-mugabe-condemns-mdc-bandits-3fd0ae9_2 Fri, 16 May 2008 12:20:00 +0000 Robert Mugabe has accused Zimbabwe's opposition party of orchestrating a campaign of terror against his supporters. SkyNews