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Refugees from Ukraine walk a road after crossing the Moldova-Ukrainian border’s checkpoint near the town of Palanca on March 1, 2022. (Photo by Nikolay DOYCHINOV / AFP) (Photo by NIKOLAY DOYCHINOV/AFP via Getty Images)

Russia to open Ukraine ‘humanitarian routes’, but fears persist

Kyiv insisted the move was a publicity stunt and people would not be able to escape.

If holding a gun to a nation’s head may be justified on the grounds of avoiding human death and suffering, where was their gun when the Rohingyas were murdered and fled from their homes in Myanmar or when a US drone killed Afghan civilians? (Photo by Anastasia Vlasova/Getty Images)

Putin orders nuclear alert as Ukraine fiercely resists Russian invasion

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement that his nuclear forces were on alert sparked outcry in the West as the invading troops faced stiff resistance on Monday. The UN…

Russian president Vladimir Putin. File photo by Alexey NIKOLSKY / SPUTNIK / AFP

Russia’s Putin launches ‘military operation’ in Ukraine

Weeks of intense diplomacy and the imposition of Western sanctions on Russia failed to deter Putin, who had massed between 150 000 and 200 000 troops along the borders of Ukraine.

UK Prime Ministwr Boris Johnson. (Photo by Tolga Akmen – WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Boris Johnson to launch ‘first barrage’ of sanctions after Putin mobilises troops

Ukraine on Tuesday urged its Western allies to hit Russia with “tough sanctions” after President Vladimir Putin recognised two breakaway regions as independent and ordered in his…

Residents attend an open training organised for civilians by war veterans and volunteers who teach the basic weapons handling and first aid on one of Kiyv’s city beaches on February 20, 2022, amid soaring tensions with Russia. (Photo by Genya SAVILOV / AFP) (Photo by GENYA SAVILOV/AFP via Getty Images)

Defying West, Putin orders troops to Ukraine rebel regions

President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian troops into two Moscow-backed rebel regions of Ukraine Monday, prompting a furious response from the West with the United States…

Strauss-Kahn in prime time bid to escape trial shame

Strauss-Kahn in prime time bid to escape trial shame

Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn will try to put two attempted rape accusations behind him in a television interview.

Monaco lights the braais for royal wedding

Monaco lights the braais for royal wedding

Monaco’s royal house invited the population of its tiny realm to join them in celebration as the Grimaldi clan prepared to embrace Charlene Wittstock.

Monaco lights the braais for royal wedding

Romance and intrigue in Monaco … and The Eagles?

Monaco has begun three days of royal wedding festivities marked by glamour, romance, rumours, suspense, intrigue and, yes, The Eagles.

Gadaffi regime battered from all sides

Anger, grief as Middle East turmoil mounts

The Middle East boiled with anger as protestors trying to topple more of the region’s rulers staged fresh mass demonstrations after Friday prayers

Confident SA attends Davos as fifth Bric

SA set out its stall at the Davos meeting of the global elite on Wednesday, proud to be attending for the first time as a member of the Bric stable.

Côte d’Ivoire’s Gbagbo faces West African ultimatum

Côte d’Ivoire’s Gbagbo faces West African ultimatum

A trio of West African leaders tried on Tuesday to persuade Côte d’Ivoire’s strongman Laurent Gbagbo to stand down.

UN demands halt to Côte d’Ivoire killings

UN hears of Côte d’Ivoire atrocities

United Nations human rights officials said on Thursday that at least 173 people have been killed in Côte d’Ivoire in the past week.

Côte d’Ivoire’s Gbagbo digs in as criticism mounts

Côte d’Ivoire’s Gbagbo digs in as criticism mounts

Defiant Côte d’Ivoire leader Laurent Gbagbo dug in his heels on Tuesday under a barrage of international criticism.

Trapped Haitian rescued after 12 days

Stunned rescuers in Haiti pulled out a man still alive after an amazing 12 days under the rubble.

Haiti looters threaten new strife

Security forces struggled on Tuesday to control looters in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince.

UN: Rwandan militia has global support network

Military operations have failed to contain Rwandan-Hutu rebels in the DRC and action is needed to restrict their financing, says a report by the UN.

Iraqi bombers poison 350 with toxic gas

Bombers detonated explosives on three trucks carrying a toxic gas amid traffic in western Iraq, killing at least two police and leaving 350 civilians needing treatment, the…

Iraq death toll rises amid fears of backlash

Iraqi insurgents killed nine more Shi’ite pilgrims on Wednesday as the toll from the previous day’s suicide attack rose to 117 amid fears that a backlash could undermine the…

Saddam faces gallows for village massacre

More than three-and-a-half years after Iraqis cheered the fall of Saddam Hussein’s statue, the ousted dictator’s own end will probably draw a little closer on Sunday with the…

Baghdad reels under bombing onslaught

Baghdad was battered by a string of deadly mortar and bomb attacks on Wednesday, which killed at least 10 people as Iraq’s warring factions battled for control of a shattered…