Eastern Libya was in full revolt on Thursday as veteran strongman Moammar Gadaffi made good his bloodcurdling vow to cling to power.
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/ 24 February 2011
Forty-nine Somali migrants drowned when their boat capsized during heavy winds in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen’s southern coast.
Cellphones, chargers, a map and papers with telephone numbers were seized in a raid on the prison cell of Nigerian terror accused Henry Okah.
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/ 24 February 2011
The US’s distrust of China is playing itself out in the most unlikely of battlefields — including mobile telephony.
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/ 24 February 2011
The Gold Reef City theme park has won a defamation case against current affairs show <em>Carte Blanche</em>, reports said on Thursday.
North Korea reiterated on Thursday that its deadly artillery attack on a South Korean border island last November was provoked by Seoul.
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/ 24 February 2011
Thousands of fans who had camped outside Bangalore’s stadium to buy tickets for Sunday’s World Cup showdown, clashed with police on Thursday.
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/ 24 February 2011
At least 60 learners fell ill at a school in Mulbarton, south of Johannesburg, and were taken to hospital, paramedics said on Thursday.
Gunfire shook Abidjan on Wednesday as forces loyal to Laurent Gbagbo clashed with gunmen backing his presidential rival.
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/ 24 February 2011
NASA delayed the launch of the Glory Earth observation satellite until Friday, due to a glitch, less than 15 minutes before it was to be launched,