AFP - At least three people were killed and some 20 injured Sunday in an explosion in Ethiopia"s eastern Somali province, which local authorities believe was a terrorist attack, the police chief said.

AFP - Egyptian writers have expressed outrage after a controversial cleric accused Iran of neo-colonialism by seeking to spread Shiism in Sunni Muslim states, sparking fears of sectarian strife.

AFP - An appeals court on Sunday ordered outspoken Egyptian editor Ibrahim Eissa to be jailed for two months for writing rumours about President Hosni Mubarak"s health, a judicial source said.