Sudan vows swift response to south's oil field grab

JUBA/TALODI, Sudan (Reuters) - Sudan's government vowed on Thursday to deal swiftly with South Sudan's occupation of an economically vital oil field near the border but the south said it would not pull out until the threat of attacks by the northern army had gone. The stand-off follows clashes along the ill-defined border that have brought the former civil war foes closer to returning to full-blown conflict than at any time since South Sudan declared independence last year. ...

Tunisia says ready to cooperate on immigrants (AFP)

AFP - Tunisia said it was ready to work with foreign governments to stem a wave of immigrants heading across the Mediterranean as it hosted talks Monday with the chief diplomats of the European Union and Italy.

Harry Reid unbowed in taking on GOP, Obama (AP)

AP - If anyone thought Sen. Harry Reid's near-death political experience last fall would chasten the Senate majority leader, think again. The Nevada Democrat is back in his familiar perch, directing the Senate's actions and firing shoot-from-the-lip zingers at powerful politicians, including President Barack Obama.