State Dept: Americans take refuge at Cairo embassy
FILE - In this Aug. 14, 1998 file photo, the U.S. embassy in downtown Cairo, Egypt. Three U.S. citizens whom Egyptian authorities have barred from leaving the country have sought refuge in the American Embassy in Cairo, U.S. officials said Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. (AP…
Birmingham Public Library hosting book sale
The Friends of the Birmingham Public Library kicked off a book sale Sunday in hopes of making room for new donations. The sale at the Friends Bookstore on the second floor of the central library downtown runs through Feb. 5. During that time, $6 buys…
Sudan says to release ships seized from South Sudan (Reuters)
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Sudan said on Saturday it would free tankers carrying cargoes of South Sudanese crude it had seized earlier this month, in a push to defuse a row over transit fees between former civil war foes that both depend on oil for…
Church Broadcasts Hope; Haitians Flock Post-Quake
Enlarge Jason Beaubien / NPR Pastor Junior Antoine on stage at Shalom Tabernacle of Glory evangelical church, in front of a congregation that grew rapidly after the earthquake two years ago. Jason Beaubien / NPR Pastor Junior Antoine on stage at Shalom Tabernacle of Glory…