Central African Republic

The Week Ahead: Myanmar mends, Africa ascends, cinema celebrates

2013-05-20 04:00:00

Architect of exiting autocracy invited to the White House Monday, May 20 -- Myanmar President Thein Sein’s visit to Washington symbolically celebrates his nation’s embrace of democracy and the rule of law after half a century of...

Coup thwarts search for Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony

2013-04-03 10:14:00

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Uganda's military has suspended its hunt for notorious warlord Joseph Kony after rebels toppled the president of the Central African Republic last month. Kony, indicted by the International Criminal Court on charges of...

Cyprus wakes to bailout hangover

2013-03-25 16:29:00

ATHENS -- Defending a last-resort deal with international lenders, bleary-eyed officials on Cyprus said Monday that they had managed to avert a devastating default for the tiny Mediterranean nation and kept it from being forced out of Europe's single-...

Myanmar on edge after new eruption of interreligious violence

2013-03-25 14:00:00

As the Myanmar government urged calm, Muslim shops reportedly sat shuttered Monday in the capital of Yangon, a sign of continued unease after the re-eruption of deadly religious violence in the country. Riots in the central city of Meiktila,...

African Union suspends Central African Republic after president ousted

2013-03-25 07:02:00

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa�-- The African Union on Monday suspended the Central African Republic and imposed sanctions after rebels ousted President Francois Bozize. South African President Jacob Zuma condemned the rebels as “bandits.”...

Syrian rebel commander badly hurt in car bombing

2013-03-25 07:57:00

BEIRUT -- A Syrian rebel commander who led the opposition Free Syrian Army for more than a year was wounded by a bomb planted in his car Sunday. Col. Riad Asaad, who defected from the country's air force and fled to Turkey in 2011, was in the eastern...

Hong Kong rules against residency for foreign domestic helpers

2013-03-25 10:47:00

Foreigners who cook, clean houses and care for children in Hong Kong will not be eligible to become permanent residents like other workers from abroad, a final appeals court ruled Monday. The unanimous ruling disappointed the Filipino workers who...

Kerry in show of unity with Afghanistan's Karzai

2013-03-25 13:02:00

KABUL – Secretary of State John Kerry joined Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Monday for a public show of unity, declaring that the two allies “are on the same page” despite weeks of unprecedented friction. Kerry, who has played a...

Cyprus locked in tense talks with international lenders

2013-03-24 16:46:00

ATHENS -- Officials from Cyprus and international lenders were locked in long and tortuous talks Sunday, trying to strike a deal on a rescue plan that would keep the island’s failing banks from collapsing while maintaining membership in Europe&...

Jordanian council calls King Abdullah a Zionist agent

2013-03-24 17:33:00

AMMAN, Jordan -- A tribal council long allied with the Jordanian monarchy has labeled King Abdullah II a Zionist agent because of comments he made in an interview with the Atlantic magazine. “You practiced the role of agent for the forces of...

Police battle same-sex marriage foes in Paris

2013-03-24 14:30:00

PARIS — French riot police battled Sunday with anti-gay marriage protesters who forced their way onto the world famous Champs �lys�es. The demonstration was a last-ditch attempt to stop a bill backed by France's Socialist government that will...

Rebels topple Central African Republic president, seize capital

2013-03-24 09:43:00

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Rebels in the Central African Republic ousted President Francois Bozize on Sunday, forcing him to flee as they stormed the capital, seized the presidential palace and took control. Bozize left the capital early Sunday,...

A Seleka rebel walks past abandoned Mercedes cars outside the presidential palace in Bangui, Central African Republic. Ousted Central African Republic president Francois Bozize, who fled after rebels took the capital Bangui, has taken refuge in Cameroon.

2013-03-28 00:00:00

A file photo from Jan. 10, 2013, shows Seleka rebel coalition members taking up positions in a village 12 kilometers from Damara, where troops of the regional African force FOMAC are stationed.

2013-03-24 09:16:15

A video grab made on Sunday from an AFPTV video shows suspected looters carrying goods as they walk in a street in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic.

2013-03-24 00:00:00