THE US Federal Bureau of Investigation has asked the Indian government to provide details of all known and suspected activities of Saudi dissident Osama bin Laden in India, a report said on Thursday. The Times of India quoted official sources as saying a formal request letter had been received from the FBI on Wednesday evening. […]

US SECRETARY of State Colin Powell said on Wednesday the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were an act of war and promised the United States would respond ”as if it is a war.” Interviewed on ABC’s Good Morning America, Powell said: ”The American people have a clear understanding that this is […]

Tripoli | Wednesday LIBYAN leader Moammar Gadaffi on Tuesday condemned the “terrible” attacks on the United States and said his country was ready to send aid to the American people, the official Jana news agency reported. “Different policies and the conflicts with America shouldn’t be a psychological obstacle to sending humanitarian aid to the American […]

Johannesburg | Wednesday THE All Share Index on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) recovered gradually towards noon on Wednesday after dropping 6% following news of the attacks on the United States on Tuesday, an analyst said. The JSE’s overall market indicator was at 8_103 points around 12pm (10H00 GMT) after opening at 7 952 points, […]

SUDAN on Monday ordered the temporary suspension of the civil war-torn nation’s sole English-language paper, the Khartoum Monitor. The NPC ordered the daily banned for three days starting on Tuesday for articles said to have damaged relations between the southern part of the African nation, where rebels are fighting the north for self-determination. “The punishment […]

David Le Page, Grahamstown | Tuesday THE twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York have collapsed — most likely with thousands of people still trapped within them. The collapse followed the flying of two hijacked passenger aircraft through highly restricted airspace into the towers. THE attacks on the New York World Trade […]

Johannesburg | Wednesday AFTERSHOCKS from the savage attacks on America are being felt around the world, with global aviation being plunged into disarray on Wednesday. US aviation authorities closed all airports after the deadliest act of terrorism ever on American soil was carried out by kamikaze hijackers who sent three airliners crashing into the World […]

SWISS reinsurance group Swiss Re said on Wednesday that the terrorist attacks in the United States on Tuesday would cost the company about the same amount as the damage from storms that ravaged Europe in December 1999. The storms, which were named Lothar and Martin, cost the company 1,9-billion Swiss francs (1,26-billion euros, $1,14-billion). Swiss […]

DIVERSIFIED miner Anglo American Plc said on Friday market conditions were tough and current trading was not showing any signs of improvement. “Trading conditions at the present time are not showing any signs of improvement,” Anglo Finance Director Tony Lea told a conference call, but added that he did not expect base metal and pulp […]

Johannesburg | Wednesday THE gold price surged on South African markets while the country’s currency plunged in a panic selling of rands to buy bullion following the attacks on the United States, market analysts said Tuesday. Gold opened trade on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange at 271,15 dollars an ounce but rocketed to a high of […]