The United Nations world conference on small arms has collapsed without agreement — despite the majority of governments, including the European Union and many African and Latin American governments, backing tougher controls on the international trade in small arms and light weapons, Oxfam Great Britain said on Monday.
Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling was among scores of people at a private memorial for company founder Kenneth Lay, who died in the mountain resort town of Aspen, Colorado, last week as he awaited sentencing for his role in one of the United States’s biggest corporate frauds.
The 2006 Nat Nakasa Award for courage in journalism has been awarded to Mail & Guardian columnist Professor Guy Berger of Rhodes University, Print Media South Africa announced on Sunday. Berger, who has headed the university’s journalism department for 11 years, is the ninth winner of the award, and the first academic.
India’s new nuclear-capable Agni III missile failed in its first test-firing over the weekend because it was unable to reach its target, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee said. The Defence Ministry had initially declared Sunday’s test of India’s longest-range missile a success, but it plunged into the ocean in the Bay of Bengal, short of its target.
With the 2010 World Cup on the horizon, guesthouses are popping up and offering employment to many South Africans. Across the board, tourism is offering opportunities for small businesses, but being in the people industry can be tough as events beyond your control can affect tourist perceptions.
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Under a full moon in a sky brushed with wispy clouds, three huge Fabio Grossos ran to the spot, kicked, scored and set off a roar in the Circus Maximus the like of which may not have been heard since classical times. Within minutes, the ancient arena was thick with smoke and ablaze with flares in the red, green and white of the tricolore.
Hooker Keven Mealamu scored two first half tries on Saturday to lead New Zealand to a 32-12 win over Australia in the opening match of the Tri-Nations rugby series. Mealamu touched down twice in a five minute period at Jade Stadium, while Australia was reduced to 14 men by the sin-binning of flanker Rocky Elsom, to push the All Blacks toward their 18th straight win in home Test matches.
The European Commission is due to fine Microsoft on Wednesday as part of a hard-line approach towards getting the software giant to comply with antitrust sanctions that appears to be bearing fruit. The extent of Microsoft’s new-found cooperation in the face of a penalty that is likely to reach hundreds of millions of euros is impressing even the Americans, until now highly critical of Brussels’ approach.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Sunday he would push ahead with the army’s widescale offensive in the Gaza Strip, saying the fight to free an abducted soldier and stop militant rocket fire would last for a ”long time”. The 12-day-old operation has caused widespread destruction in Gaza, left 51 Palestinians dead and led to international complaints that Israel was using excessive force.
If there’s one thing we expect from the Volvo brand, it’s safety. Volvo has successfully entrenched its core value even to the point where one would have to admit that it sometimes comes across as rather boring and one-tracked. But that’s not a bad thing because it’s a great foundation to build from and that’s exactly what it has done very consistently over the years.