Rebels in Ivory Coast signed a truce in their central stronghold of Bouake, agreeing to halt fighting, raising hopes of an end to the month-long uprising against the government.
While the doctors who separated conjoined twins in Los Angeles talk about the little girls’ prospects for healthy, productive lives, another pair of conjoined twins say that’s exactly the life they’ve lived for 40 years.
The South African motor industry needs to take urgent action if it is to continue attracting foreign investment and ward off increasing international competition, according to global professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Burundi is setting up a truth and reconciliation commission to examine the periodic violent social and political upheavals that have plagued the country since independence in 1962, a senior official said.
BRITAIN’S governing Labour Party furiously rejected fresh sleaze charges on Sunday after accepting a large donation from a publishing magnate negotiating to buy a leading newspaper group.
What price silence? Six figures, as British musician Mike Batt found out to his cost when he included a one-minute silence on the latest album by his rock group, The Planets.
Conservationists deplored a decision yesterday to allow Namibia, South Africa and Botswana to sell off up to 30 tons of their legally held ivory stockpiles.
The African National Congress has lost a Constitutional Court bid to ensure the protection of five KwaZulu-Natal legislature members who defected to the party before legislation allowing national and provincial floor-crossing was declared constitutional.
Israeli police briefly detained the chief Muslim cleric in Jerusalem, Ikrema Sabri, and questioned him on Tuesday about a newspaper interview in which he was quoted as condoning suicide bombings, police said.
What formal response, if any, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has made to a letter he received this weekend from President Thabo Mbeki remained unknown late on Sunday.