EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT Hosni Mubarak attempted again on Thursday to deflect his country’s swelling popular revolution with cosmetic concessions and empty promises. He said he was delegating powers to his handpicked vice president, offered unspecified changes to a handful of constitutional amendments and expressed regret over the hundreds of protesters killed by his security forces. Minutes [...]

Katie Couric was a little quick with her Twitter finger Saturday. The CBS News anchor mistakenly informed her 140,000 followers that embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak had stepped down after 30 years. Not true. “As many of you have already heard Mubarak has resigned,” Couric posted before backing off the report. The president’s son, Gamal, [...]

They had hoped Mr Gbagbo would agree to cede power to Allasane Ouattara, widely considered to be the true winner of November’s elections. But Mr Gbagbo has refused, despite the leaders’ threat of military action. The dispute has led to widespread unrest in Ivory Coast, with thousands fleeing and scores of people killed. State-controlled TV [...]

ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana’s parliament has deferred the passage of an oil revenue bill to mid-January after the holiday recess, leaving the West African state without a legal framework defining how to use its initial oil proceeds. A parliamentary official said that, for now, revenues will be kept in an escrow account. “We’ll just keep [...]

A new report says lack of palliative care is devastating children in Kenya, placing an even heavier burden on families whose children are incurably ill. Released by Human Rights Watch on Thursday, the report emphasises the need for readily available pain medication and support for children who suffer from diseases such as AIDS and cancer. [...]