South African troops preparing to police the peace process in Burundi have been warned that they will be seen as the enemy. Pierre Nkurunziza of the Forces for the Defence of Democracy said he had not been asked about the deployment of South African, Mozambican and Ethiopian troops to supervise the ceasefire
Despite being pushed all the way, Australia continued their psychological hold over England when they registered their 14th win in a row over their arch-rivals with a thrilling two-wicket win in their Cricket World Cup pool A match at St George’s Park on Sunday.
The Sri Lankan cricket side apparently threatened to boycott Monday night’s crunch World Cup game against South Africa if an appeal lodged with the International Cricket Council was not upheld.
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Policy-makers refuse to acknowledge that the majority live in economic depression. We have turned the tide, but neither the president, who told us this, nor the corporate economists, who enthusiastically agree, offer any positive projections on the economy’s ability to create jobs
Police in the Zimbabwean capital Harare on Saturday arrested more than 50 members of the main opposition party who were canvassing ahead of a by-election, the opposition said. But police have denied the claim.
Fighting has broken out near Burundi’s capital, where several soldiers were killed by rebels, local officials and rebel sources said on Saturday as the president flew out for a peace parley.
After waiting so long for peace and stability, there is something almost vindictive in the timing. A plague potentially more deadly than any battle is seeping across Angola just when people had reasons to hope.
Great snakes! Twenty years after his Belgian creator’s death Tintin, the betufted boy reporter of comic-strip fame, is to go to Hollywood to star in a series of action films produced by Steven Spielberg.
Police in Pakistan yesterday seized Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, the alleged mastermind behind the September 11 attacks on the United States. Considered the most dangerous Islamic terrorist actively operating in the world, his arrest represents a stunning blow against the al-Qaida organisation.