Turkish police fired tear gas and used water cannon for a second day to break up protests against the IMF and World Bank on Wednesday.
Absa has been recognised as the ”Most Innovative Bank in Africa” at the African Banker Awards 2009 in Istanbul, Turkey, the bank said on Wednesday.
Nearly all known militant leaders in Nigeria’s troubled oil hub have given up their weapons in an amnesty deal, raising hopes for stability.
The United Nations chief says Somalia’s transitional government has successfully rebuffed threats from extremist forces to overthrow it.
A Taiwan crematorium plans to use exhaust from its ovens to power its air-conditioning system, officials said on Wednesday.
Cosatu members will hold demonstrations countrywide on Wednesday to demand the banning of labour brokers.
The SA Airlink pilot whose plane crash-landed in Merebank, south of Durban, on September 24 died in hospital on Wednesday.
The existence of a cricket league in Russia, a country where most people can hardly distinguish cricket from croquet, is staggering.
UN climate talks in Bangkok are the most constructive since the 2007 launch of negotiations, the climate chief said on Wednesday.
Ghana beat South Africa 2-1 after extra time Tuesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Under-20 World Cup.