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French President Nicolas Sarkozy warned of a risk of a war with Iran if Israel considered its security seriously threatened by Tehran’s nuclear drive in a magazine interview to be published on Thursday. Sarkozy also said he was ready to travel to Tehran to discuss a civilian nuclear partnership if the country steps up its cooperation.
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In the five days that the ruling African National Congress (ANC) takes to elect a leader and approve major policies, more than 600 women and children in South Africa are likely to be raped and 240 others murdered. About 3Â 000 houses could be burgled and 2Â 500 robberies carried out in a country described as one of the most violent outside a war zone.
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/ 12 December 2007
Chris Gayle’s West Indies touring team will attempt to succeed where their predecessors have failed when they take on South Africa over the next seven-and-a-half weeks. The odds appear to be stacked against the West Indies, but Gayle has the consolation of knowing that he can hardly do worse than previous sides from the Caribbean that have visited South Africa.
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/ 12 December 2007
Rebel general Laurent Nkunda on Wednesday called for talks with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government after his troops secured some military victories that left them facing off with United Nations peacekeepers in the eastern Nord-Kivu province.
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/ 12 December 2007
A crowd of children is at play in the front garden of Thelma Mabuza’s small house in Zondi, Soweto. Mabuza is on her way to the tap located at the back of her yard. Johannesburg city bosses have decreed, through "Operation Gcina’manzi", that householders have to make do with 6 000 litres of free water a month.
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/ 12 December 2007
Nationwide Airlines is gradually resuming its operations, with three of its 17 aircraft already back in service. The airline’s Boeing 767-300 service to London, which resumed last week, is operating as normal and two of its 737-500 aircraft are now being used on domestic flights, company spokesperson Charmaine Thome said on Wednesday.
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/ 12 December 2007
A car bomb killed a Lebanese general in a Christian suburb overlooking Beirut on Wednesday, removing a leading contender to take over as army chief from General Michel Suleiman when he becomes president. The attack heightened tension in Lebanon where rival leaders are embroiled in a tussle over the Presidency.
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/ 12 December 2007
The airline industry body IATA slashed its forecast for industry profits in 2008 on Wednesday, warning that the spiralling cost of fuel and the impact of the credit crunch would reverse expected growth. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reduced its forecast for 2008 industry profits by one third to -billion.
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/ 12 December 2007
Zimbabwe’s ruling Zanu-PF party will formally endorse President Robert Mugabe this weekend as its candidate for re-election next year, a choice that critics say will prolong the economic crisis ravaging the country. Mugabe (83) has overcome a half-hearted attempt by some top Zanu-PF officials to force him to retire before the March 2008 poll.
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/ 12 December 2007
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said on Wednesday that police National Commissioner Jackie Selebi had not been arrested as rumoured. ”Where we are now and as we speak, there is no arrest by the Scorpions of the police commissioner today [Wednesday],” said NPA spokesperson Tlali Tlali.