Must Reads: Landfill living, Egypt's gas and Africa's richest man

From the richest man in Africa to the rag pickers living off an Indian landfill, here are five stories you shouldn't miss from the  last week in global news:

Nigerian billionaire leaves his imprint in cement

For many in India, landfill is a livelihood and a home

Gas-deal dispute reflects change in Israel-Egypt relations

Conviction of Liberia's Charles Taylor seen as double-edged

At 80, Colombian artist Fernando Botero has no plans to retire

-- Emily Alpert in Los Angeles

Photo: Rag pickers, as they are called, scavenge for recyclable materials at New Delhi's 70-acre Ghazipur landfill. Credit: Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times