Organisers of a landmark South Sudan independence vote confirmed on Thursday the turnout threshold needed for it to be valid has been reached.
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/ 13 January 2011
Since the discovery in a Bangkok temple of more than 2 000 foetuses from illegal abortion clinics, the issue has shot up the national agenda.
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/ 13 January 2011
Upbeat electro and warm, soulful jazz share the spotlight this week.
Hezbollah has walked out of the unity government in Beirut, triggering its collapse. So what happens next?
Sarah Palin’s use of the phrase "blood libel" could scarcely be more incendiary, especially in a religious country like the United States.
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/ 13 January 2011
Stop the presses — completely. The world’s first iPad newspaper, the <em>Daily</em>, is prepping for launch.
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/ 13 January 2011
Australian medical officials braced on Thursday for rampant disease in the country’s swamped north-east.
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/ 13 January 2011
Lebanon’s president called on the Cabinet, which collapsed with the resignation of 11 ministers led by Hezbollah, to continue in a caretaker capacity.
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/ 13 January 2011
Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg are the most affordable cities for home buyers, a property group said on Thursday.
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/ 13 January 2011
While education authorities claiming the first day of the 2011 school year "proceeded well", news reports on Thursday reveal a very different picture.