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/ 31 January 2006
Iran warned on Tuesday that the referral of a dispute over its nuclear programme to the United Nations Security Council will bring ”an end to diplomacy”, saying the move had no legal justification. Foreign ministers of the five permanent UN Security Council members agreed in London on Monday to bring Iran before the council over its nuclear programme.
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/ 31 January 2006
Opener Sanath Jayasuriya set the table for a feast, but a stunning middle-order collapse saw Sri Lanka starved of runs as they stumbled to 222 in their triangular series limited-overs match against South Africa on Tuesday. South African skipper Graeme Smith claimed his best-ever one-day figures of 3-30 off 10 overs.
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/ 31 January 2006
In her heyday she was the most glamorous ship on the seas, plying the transatlantic route and celebrated as the pride of France. But the SS Norway — launched in 1960 as the SS France — now cuts a forlorn figure as she sits off Malaysia’s coast with her name crudely painted over, quietly rusting and likely headed for the scrapyard.
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/ 31 January 2006
Forget jaded celebrities slumming it on the dance floor and illicit housemate sex: Indonesians are glued to reality TV programmes featuring the country’s most down-at-heel. <i>Surprise Cash</i> and <i>House Makeover</i>, aired weekly, were rated number two and three out of scores of reality TV programmes shown in December.
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/ 31 January 2006
Commodity stocks continued to be in vogue on Tuesday, pulling the JSE higher during the morning session. Gold and platinum stocks continued to find favour amid rampant precious metals prices, traders said. By 12.07pm, the all-share index was up 1,13%.
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/ 31 January 2006
”The eyes are the window of the soul.” For New York’s partying singles, that’s the new credo for a good time and possibly a new partner. In a dimly-lit Manhattan bar, with soft music filling the background, 60 men and women sit in pairs gazing intently and silently into each other’s eyes for a long, quiet three minutes, before switching to the next person.
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/ 31 January 2006
Australian Libby Lenton broke the world record in the women’s 100m freestyle with a time of 53,42 seconds at Australia’s Commonwealth Games swimming trials in Melbourne on Tuesday. The former world record holder lowered compatriot Jodie Henry’s mark by 0,10 of a second.
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/ 31 January 2006
Three people, two of them serving African National Congress MPs, have been added to the list of 21 Travelgate accused who will go on trial in the Cape High Court in July. A fourth name, that of ANC Western Cape MP Bruce Kannemeyer, will be added at a court appearance on February 16, Scorpions prosecutor Jannie van Vuuren said.
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/ 31 January 2006
The Durban High Court on Tuesday ruled that convicted fraudster Schabir Shaik must pay back R34-million to the state, said to be proceeds of crime. Judge Hilary Squires also ordered Shaik to pay the cost of the application by the national director of public prosecutions as well as the cost of two counsel.
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/ 31 January 2006
Choosing a Car of the Year is not an easy task. With so may brands, models and derivatives now available at prices ranging between R62 000 and R1 000 000-plus from the mainstream manufacturers alone, deciding which new model deserves to be crowned as the best of those launched in the past year is a complex task.