Geography of Africa

"Lalibela: Land of Angels," on show at the Melina Municipal Cultural Center in Athens, is a collection of photographs taken by Vassilis Artikos during several visits to the UNESCO-listed Ethiopian city, where he participated in Ethiopian Orthodox Christian celebrations and customs. Located in the Amhara region, Lalibela is Ethiopia's second holiest city after Axum.

This respect exists between the two peoples, and extends to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the two countries, Dacic said.

At least 70 migrants drowned yesterday when their ship sank into international waters off the coast of Tunisia, and 16 were rescued, Tunisia press agency AFP reported, quoted by Reuters.

The craft sunk 40 nautical miles from the coast of Spafas, south of the capital Tunisia. Survivors were rescued from fishing boats.

Turkey's state-run aid agency provided disabled children in eastern Algeria with wheelchairs, the agency announced on May 1.

As a new war reached the Libyan capital, businessman Mustafa Iskandar opened an art gallery and cultural center, hoping to draw attention to a long-neglected old city in need of revival.

Turkey's state-run aid agency on April 24 brought a vocational training center into service for women in Burkina Faso, a West African country.

Sudan's ruling Transitional Military Council (TMC) warned on April 22 against protestors blocking roads and limiting the movement of citizens as protests continued after president Omar al-Bashir was forced from power.

The Greek police stopped a truck with stolen registration numbers and found 59 illegal immigrants.

The truck was stopped Friday afternoon on a highway, about 30 kilometers east of Thessaloniki, as it traveled with signs with a Bulgarian registration that were declared stolen.

Greek police say they have stopped a truck with stolen license plates and found 59 undocumented migrants inside.
The truck was stopped Friday afternoon on the highway about 30 kilometers (20 miles) east of Thessaloniki, because it had Bulgarian license plates that had been reported stolen.

Turkey has always supported the Sudanese people's ambition of transitioning to civilian rule, Sudan's ambassador to Turkey said on April 18.