Harry Potter may have his hands full fighting Voldemort, but his creator, JK
Rowling, has found her own nemesis, writes Rebecca Allison in London.
President Paul Kagame of Rwanda on Monday filed his candidacy for a presidential election slated for August 25, the first since the country’s genocidal war of 1994.
Soldiers of toppled president Saddam Hussein’s armed forces faced off in tense protests on Monday with US troops as they demanded payment of their first salaries in four months.
Noisy demonstrators demanding funds for HIV drugs in the developing world disrupted a major conference on Aids here on Monday but in doing so gained the beaming support of former South African president Nelson Mandela.
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The extent of fraud involving travel vouchers used by South African Members of Parliament can’t yet be conclusively determined but the investigation may take several months, says National Assembly Speaker Frene Ginwala.
Liberian rebels and government troops traded accusations on Monday of staging fresh attacks in violation of a month-old truce, as west African mediators probed the charges to try to salvage efforts to restore peace in the country.
Police probably could have prevented family doctor Harold Shipman from murdering his last three victims if they had properly conducted their initial investigation, an inquiry ruled on Monday.
The Gardens for Africa project, introduced by Toyota South Africa in KwaZulu-Natal last year, is proving a great success, and the company has decided to continue support for the programme.
Shirin Ismail, a former director of auditing firm Galahad, pleaded guilty in the Johannesburg Commercial Crime Court on Monday to involvement in a scheme to defraud the SA Revenue Service.
Meet the new ANC ideal candidate for the 2004 general elections: a member in good standing with a proven track record of involvement in the democratic movement, with no history of ill-discipline or corruption, not involved in factions and never having violated the ANC’s code of conduct.