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/ 13 November 2004
Kneeling in the sodden, charred remains of the primary school, Hari Boukameans took a Stanley knife to a melted computer. He twisted and he gouged — trying to recover the hard drive, hoping to salvage a little bit of the precious Dutch culture of live and let live from the flames of hatred that consumed his workplace.
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/ 13 November 2004
Iraq’s government extended its security clampdown on Friday night, imposing new curfews as the United States military struggled to contain a spreading wave of militant attacks. It came as US troops in the assault on Fallujah were locked in heavy fighting in the Joulan district, which they had previously declared under control.
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/ 13 November 2004
He did his best, but Arnold the would-be statesman could not quite shake off Arnie the film star. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the governor of California, and a 57-strong entourage of business leaders flew into Tokyo earlier this week. He was, commentators noted, the first visiting politician to be greeted at the airport by crowds of screaming, camera-wielding fans.
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/ 13 November 2004
Details of rapes and other atrocities against foreigners in Côte d’Ivoire began to emerge on Friday as thousands of expatriates continued to leave the West African state and African leaders moved to prevent the crisis from igniting the entire region.
<li><a class=’standardtextsmall’ href="http://www.mg.co.za/Content/pd.asp?cg=BreakingNews-Africa&ao=125477">Rapes, atrocities in Côte d’Ivoire</a>
<li><a class=’standardtextsmall’ href="http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.asp?cg=BreakingNews-Africa&ao=125415">Westerners plucked from chaos</a>
<li><a class=’standardtextsmall’ href="http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.asp?cg=BreakingNews-Africa&ao=125394">Côte d’Ivoire leaders in SA</a>
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/ 13 November 2004
United States President George Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair committed themselves to seeking a viable Palestinian state on Friday, but only if the new leadership committed itself to democracy and the rule of law. Though Bush was lavish in his praise of Blair as a "statesman and a friend", and promised to commit some political "capital of the United States" to build a Palestinian state, the leaders’ statements were notably low on specifics.
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/ 13 November 2004
Ronan O’Gara shattered South Africa’s grand slam dreams by masterminding Ireland to a historic 17-12 victory on Saturday. The Munster flyhalf scored all of his side’s points in a thoroughly deserved triumph that represents Ireland’s first win over the Springboks since 1965.
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/ 12 November 2004
The United States government on Friday ordered airlines to turn over personal information about passengers who flew within the US in June in order to test a new system for identifying potential terrorists. The system, dubbed ”Secure Flight,” will compare passenger data with names on two government watch lists.
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/ 12 November 2004
A salvage team is removing all movable items, panelling and fittings from the wrecked ship BBC China, the ship’s joint response committee said on Friday. The team finished recovering all major pollutants from the wreck on Wednesday, and is now focused on stripping the accommodation section of the ship.
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/ 12 November 2004
The leaders and people of Israel and Palestine should honour the memories of Yasser Arafat and slain Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin by acting practically to achieve the ”peace of the brave”, President Thabo Mbeki said on Friday. He was paying tribute to the late Palestinian president in his weekly ANC Today newsletter.
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/ 12 November 2004
”I grew up around empowered women and I cannot accept being victimised in my own society,” says Lebo Mashile. If she, Karen Zoid, and other young women represent a new generation of local artists, then we’re doing okay, writes Mike van Graan.