The Greek government has extended an invitation to Nelson Mandela to officiate at an Olympic Truce event at the Athens Concert Hall.
Ray Brown, a jazz bassist who played with giants such as Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker and his one-time wife Ella Fitzgerald has died. He was 75.
The genocide trial of four Rwandan former military officers resumes on Monday at the UN tribunal for Rwanda in the northern Tanzanian town of Arusha, the Hirondelle news agency reported Friday.
Ariel Sharon’s minority government survived a series of no-confidence votes in the knesset last night, only to be confronted by a fresh challenge that left the hardline administration looking highly unstable.
Lawmakers say they are waiting for President George Bush to make his case for invading Iraq before they endorse it.
South Africa’s potential economic growth rate was relatively good — at between 2,8% and 3,6% per year — but was not good enough to reduce unemployment significantly.
A non-governmental organisation on Monday called on President Thabo Mbeki to launch an inquiry into the low conviction rate for rape and to institute an emergency action plan on child abuse.
Safety and Security Minister Charles Nqakula on Friday submitted the Anti-Terrorism Bill for tabling in Parliament, his office said.
George Bush quashed evidence in the insider dealing inquiry he faced a decade ago, it was claimed yesterday, further undermining White House efforts to restore some confidence in Wall Street.
South African President Thabo Mbeki on Wednesday offered Cambodia assistance for any trial involving surviving Khmer Rouge leaders held responsible for genocide and crimes against humanity.