Reuters - The United States pressed the Security Council on Monday to scale back the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea by the end of the month after the Horn of Africa neighbors failed to make progress last week in meeting council demands.

AFP - Ethiopians are awaiting a verdict in the marathon genocide trial of former dictator Mengistu Haile Miriam, who is accused of a plethora of brutal atrocities during his 17-year regime.

Reuters - Mengistu Haile Mariam, accused of a 17-year reign of terror in Ethiopia, faces a long-awaited genocide verdict on Tuesday in a sign of Africa's new resolve to bring ex-leaders to account for past abuses.

The African Union (AU) issued a statement on Monday to announce its plan to request for a U.N. sanction against Darfur's defiant rebel groups. The statement said the AU is ready to request U.N. sanctions if these two rebel groups play...

AFP - At least three people were killed and 37 injured as a wave of apparently coordinated blasts rocked the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, spewing blood and shattered glass.

Seven people were injured, and two government offices damaged after two blasts hit Addis Ababa early Friday. The explosions, which occurred at 5 am local time, damaged the office of Ethiopia's national airline and a nearby government...

AFP - Visiting Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has said he backed plans for an expanded United Nations Security Council, adding that he would present his country's position at the African Union (AU) headquarters in Ethiopia.

AFP - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi arrived in Ethiopia, on the first leg of a tour of Africa and Sweden reflecting attempts by Tokyo to expand beyond its Asia-focused diplomacy and gain global clout.

AP - Orthodox Christians around the world celebrated Easter Sunday, worshipping at candlelit services from Russia to Ethiopia before gathering families for outdoor feasts.

AP - Orthodox Christians around the world celebrated Easter Sunday, worshipping at candlelit services from Russia to Ethiopia before gathering families for outdoor feasts.

Reuters - U.N. Security Council members have agreed to decide by mid-May on a plan for scaling back the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Eritrea and Ethiopia if the two former foes fail to resolve their differences in the next few weeks, council diplomats said on Tuesday.

AP - Scientists in northeastern Ethiopia said Saturday that they have discovered the skull of a small human ancestor that could be a missing link between the extinct Homo erectus and modern man.

AP - Scientists in northeastern Ethiopia said Saturday that they have discovered the skull of a small human ancestor that could be a missing link between the extinct Homo erectus and modern man.

AP - An Ethiopia court Wednesday dropped charges of treason, attempted genocide and other crimes against 18 people, including five Voice of America journalists, accused of attempting to overthrow the government.

AP - Seven African leaders reviewed efforts to restore peace in Somalia and Uganda and attempts to resolve a festering border dispute between Eritrea and Ethiopia Monday.

AP - Ethiopia and Eritrea were separate entities, for decades ruled by colonial powers, until a 1952 U.N. resolution joined them in a federation over Eritrean objections. In 1962, Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie annexed Eritrea, sparking the Eritrean fight for independence.

Reuters - Ethiopia jails more journalists than almost any other African country with 16 behind bars and most facing treason and genocide charges that could lead to the death penalty, a rights body said on Tuesday.

Reuters - Legal experts from Ethiopia and Eritrea flew to London on Friday for talks with international mediators to discuss demarcating their common border, officials said.

AP - Ethiopia and Eritrea will meet with international mediators Friday for the first time in three years to discuss the demarcation of the border over which they once went to war, a senior Eritrean official and diplomats said.

Reuters - Nearly a year after a triumphant return home, three pieces of Ethiopia's national pride are still in their boxes.