Written by Reuters Wednesday, 22 May 2013 10:16
Seven members of the Egyptian security forces kidnapped by Islamist militants in Sinai last week were released, ending a crisis that has highlighted lawlessness in the desert peninsula bordering Israel.Read more... Add new comment

Miners at South Africa's Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) reported for work on Friday, a company spokeswoman said, despite earlier calls for a strike by some union leaders.
A man was killed in an overnight attack on police in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi and their station was later set on fire in a possible act of revenge for the killing, police sources said.
Kenyan police fired teargas and water cannon outside parliament to disperse about 200 people demonstrating against lawmakers' demands for a salary 130 times the legal minimum wage.








