The hasty and silent manner in which Côte d’Ivoire President Laurent Koudou Gbagbo left Pretoria this week would indicate that he did not get the result he wanted from two days of wrangling about the peace process in his country. This round of negotiations, had certainly been billed as an occasion to pile the pressure on the rebel New Forces.
Northeastern Mexico braced for heavy rains along the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday as Tropical Storm Gert approached land, threatening to douse areas already soaked by Hurricane Emily last week. Gert packed sustained winds of 65kph and was expected to move inland late on Sunday about 500km south of the United States border near Tampico,
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Wrinkles, receding graying hair and a furrowed brow attest to the difficulties of Tony Blair’s eight years in power. Yet despite a heart operation, back pain and the ever present rumblings of dissent within his governing Labour Party, Blair (52), insists his passion for politics is undiminished.
Preparations for next week’s Group of Eight meeting of leading industrial nations in Gleneagles, Scotland, are still plagued by transatlantic discord on key trade, aid and climate change issues, European Union (EU) officials warned on Thursday.
President George W Bush on Thursday called for a ,2-billion US effort to cut deaths from malaria in Africa in half over five years, part of a range of new initiatives targeted at the continent’s problems. Bush also proposed doubling US spending to -million on initiatives to promote the education of girls in Africa.
Time magazine warned of ”chilling” new limits on US press freedoms as it reluctantly agreed on Thursday to hand over a reporter’s notes to a grand jury probing the leak of a Central Intelligence Agency operative’s identity. The move was partly aimed at protecting a Time journalist who has been ordered to testify before the grand jury or face prison.
Free State police have experienced a last-minute rush in the handing in of firearms before the gun amnesty ends at midnight on Thursday. Superintendent Annelie Wrensch said designated police officers at some police stations were having ”a busy day” by Thursday afternoon. More than 80Â firearms have been handed in.
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The African National Congress reaffirmed its confidence in former deputy president Jacob Zuma on Thursday, but the party’s national general council (NGC) meeting was instructed by President Thabo Mbeki not to discuss Zuma’s dismissal or the charges against him.
Tiger Woods believes he has what it takes to become the first player in PGA Tour history to reach -million in career earnings. The world’s top ranked player Woods needs just  974 in earnings and he will get a legitimate shot at reaching the lofty mark when the Western Open begins on Thursday.