INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Clashes rock Tunisia town as step made toward peace deal

Fresh clashes erupted on Saturday in the flashpoint Tunisian town of Siliana, amid rising discontent over poor living conditions two years after the revolution, but a deal was struck aimed at satisfying protesters' demands. In Siliana, where violence has left more than 300 people wounded this week, hundreds of youths, armed with rocks and petrol bombs, clashed throughout the afternoon with the police, an AFP ...
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DR Congo rebels withdraw from Goma

Rebels in the volatile east of the Democratic Republic of Congo pulled out Saturday from the mining hub of Goma, the city they seized less than two weeks ago, sparking fears of a wider war. Around 300 rebels, army mutineers who seized Goma in a lightning advance, drove out of the city in a convoy of looted trucks headed north, singing as they left, raising hopes that this signalled a step back from further ...
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Unity or impunity? Kenya’s ICC-indicted leaders strike deal

Some see it as a sign of moving beyond Kenya's bitter ethnic hatred that erupted into bloody post-election violence: two leading political rivals agreeing to ally as running mates for presidential polls in March. But others more cynical see the deal between Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta and ex-minister William Ruto -- both charged with crimes against humanity -- as one of hard-nosed realpolitik rather ...
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