Pistorius Murder Defence Team Faces Few Options
Pretoria, February 19, 2013 - Ever since "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius's girlfriend was shot dead in his Pretoria home last week, South African papers have printed lurid details of the killing which,...
View ArticleApple Targeted By Hackers
San Francisco, February 20, 2013 - Apple computers were attacked by the same hackers who targeted Facebook but no data appeared to have been stolen, the company said on Tuesday in an unprecedented...
View ArticleIndia Hanging Postponed
New Delhi, February 21, 2013 - India's Supreme Court on Wednesday extended a stay on the hanging of four death-row convicts by six months after rights groups voiced growing concern over recent...
View ArticleUS Rejects Zimbabwe Vote Result While UK Expresses ‘Grave Concerns’
Washington, August 3, 2013 - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday Zimbabwe's presidential election results for the July 31 poll are the
View ArticleBillionnaire,Philanthropist George Soros Weds Consultant For His Third Marriage
By Jennifer Ablan (Reuters) NEW YORK, September 22, 2013 - George Soros, the 83-year-old billionaire investor, philanthropist and active supporter of liberal political causes, married health
View ArticleUS Judge tells living man that he’s still legally dead
By Eric Pfeiffer Ohio, USA: October 10, 2013-Life can be tough, especially when a judge says you’re dead in the eyes of the law. That’s exactly what
View ArticleAfrican Women Excel At International Change Awards
Paris, France, October 17, 2013(APO)- Wednesday evening, two projects to effect change for African women and girls received the Women for Change Award, which
View ArticleAfrican Development Bank to host 'Africa Day' in Washington
Washington, November 15, 2013-The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) in collaboration with the World Bank Group will host the first ever ‘Africa Day’ during the
View ArticleChurch of England Resumes Controversial Women Bishops Debate
York,United Kingdom, November 20, 2013 -The Church of England will return to the divisive issue of female bishops at its general synod on Wednesday amid
View ArticleChurch Of England Overwhelmingly Votes For Women Bishops
London, November 21, 2013 -The Church of England's national assembly on Wednesday gave strong backing to the principle of allowing women bishops. The General Synod voted
View ArticleWorld Reaction To Nelson Mandela's Death
Johannesburg, December 06, 2013-Leaders across the world have paid tribute to Nelson Mandela after the former South African president passed away at the age of
View ArticleObama In Historic First Meeting With Pope Francis
Vatican City, Thursday March 27, 2014 - President Barack Obama has held a historic first meeting with Pope Francis, the pontiff that the president views
View ArticleDon't Scrap Community Radio Funding, AMARC Tells Aussie Govt
Kathmandu-May 9, 2014-The Asia-Pacific Regional Board of the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters, AMARC is deeply concerned by the recent recommendation made by the
View ArticleTwenty Injured As Hong Kong-Bound SAA Plane Hits Turbulence
At least 20 people were injured when a South African Airways plane to Hong Kong encountered severe turbulence. Two people were critically injured and immediately
View ArticleChurch Of England Synod Approves Women Bishops In Historic Vote
The General Synod of the Church of England voted in favor of approving women bishops for the first time in its history on Monday, receiving
View ArticleAnother Malaysian Plane Crashes With 295 On Board
Interfax news agency reports that a Malaysian jet has crashed in eastern Ukraine, near the Russian border. The Malaysian Airlines passenger plane had 295 people
View ArticleHilary Clinton Needs Time To Decide On 2016 US Presidential Race: Bill Clinton
Washington July 21, 2014- Former United States President Bill Clinton says that Hillary Clinton, his wife and the prohibitive favorite for the Democratic nomination for
View ArticleIs Obama's 'Billions' For Africa A Development Strategy?
By Michael igoe What happens when almost 50 African heads-of-state, many of their ministers, hundreds of U.S. and African business leaders, donor officials, development professionals, civil
View ArticleChinese Firms Exporting Torture Tools: Amnesty
A growing number of Chinese companies are exporting "tools of torture" such as electric shock batons and spiked metal batons, Amnesty International says in a
View ArticleThreats Of 10,000 New Ebola Cases Per Week Loom
There could be up to 10,000 new Ebola cases per week in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone by the end of this year as the
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