Nigeria cedes Bakassi peninsula to Cameroon
By Agency reports
CALABAR, Nigeria - Nigeria on Thursday handed over the Bakassi peninsula to Cameroon to end a 15-year dispute over the territory believed to be rich in oil and gas.

The legal paperwork, in line with a ruling of an international tribunal, was signed by Nigeria's Justice Minister Michael Aondoakaa and by his Cameroonian counterpart Maurice Kanto.   details

Clinton's name to be presented to convention
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton will be symbolically put forward as a presidential candidate at the Democratic convention later this month even though she narrowly lost the nominating battle to Barack Obama, the two campaigns said on Thursday.   details

Powell rejects Democratic convention talk

WASHINGTON - Former Republican secretary of state Colin Powell denied Wednesday that he was to appear at the upcoming Democratic convention, in what would have been a coup for White House runner Barack Obama.

The idea of Powell, a former chairman of the US military's joint chiefs of staff, crossing party lines in a spectacular endorsement of Obama was raised earlier by conservative journalist William Kristol.   details

Libya, U.S. sign bombing compensation deal: Libya

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya and the United States signed a comprehensive deal on Thursday to compensate all U.S. and Libyan victims of bombings or their relatives, Libyan officials said.   details

Zimbabwe opposition leader briefly blocked from attending summit
by Godfrey Marawanyika
HARARE (AFP) - Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was briefly prevented Thursday from attending a key regional summit but said he was "hopeful" talks to resolve the country's political crisis would resume.   details