Republican presidential frontrunner Newt Gingrich is under fire for describing Palestinians as an "invented" people who were taught to kill at school
Gambia’s Fatou Bensouda will be elected the ICC’s chief prosecutor as the hunt for war criminals and genocidal masterminds becomes more political.
A gunman has ambushed and killed a campus cop and was later found dead at Virginia Tech, the site of one of the worst shooting rampages in US history.
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/ 8 December 2011
An unknown gunman has shot and killed two people at Virginia Tech in the US and the campus has been put under lockdown.
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/ 8 December 2011
The number of journalists that have been arrested in the world has hit a 15-year high, with independent journalists bearing the brunt of this.
Ban Ki-moon has called on nations to expedite the launch of a Green Climate Fund, as SA’s Trevor Manuel adds his voice to the call for carbon pricing.
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/ 7 December 2011
Amnesty International says the US continued to provide Egypt with ammunition, even as security forces held a violent crackdown on state dissenters.
Twelve heads of state and 130 ministers are set to attend the high level segment of the COP17 conference to broker a new climate deal.
China says it will commit to a binding agreement on climate change, even as calls grow for the US to stop hindering negotiations and leave the talks.
The UN climate talks enter their second week amid a tangled high-level stand-off and violent clashes between protesters and official COP17 volunteers.
The United States has urged Turkey to pass new sanctions against Iran, increasing pressure on Tehran to stop work on its nuclear activities.
Republican Herman Cain is struggling along in his bid for the US presidency, vowing not to be deterred by allegations of an extramarital affair.
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/ 1 December 2011
A US animal protection group has started to raise funds for a programme that will equip SA and Zimbabwe rangers with skills to better track poachers.
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/ 1 December 2011
A top US military officer says a Nato attack that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers was not deliberate, while Pakistan maintains Nato forces were alerted.
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/ 1 December 2011
Police have removed thousands of anti-Wall Street protesters from "Occupy" camps across the US, arresting 292 people in the Los Angeles operation.
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/ 28 November 2011
As a new financial week begins, investors are dreading more bad news from Europe and further knocks to the market.
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/ 26 November 2011
Black Friday turned into mayhem as riotous crowds brawled over video games, waffle irons and towels, drawing international condemnation.
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/ 24 November 2011
A festive mood has prevailed as the United States’s annual Thanksgiving parade made its way though New York’s crowded streets.
Russia has threatened to deploy missiles to target the US missile shield in Europe if Washington fails to assuage Moscow’s concerns about its plans.
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/ 23 November 2011
The US’s funding cutoff to Unesco after Palestine was accepted as a full-fledged member could hamper the agency’s pro-democracy projects worldwide.
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/ 21 November 2011
Investors are uncertain whether the eurozone can solve its debt crisis. Will bond markets signal optimism or deepening scepticism in the week ahead?
Beijing fears a policy of encirclement as US President Barack Obama announces plans to begin stationing 2 500 troops in northern Australia.
US President Barack Obama has arrived in Australia to update a 60-year-old security alliance for a new century marked by the rise of China.
New York police have evicted Occupy Wall Street protesters from a park in the city’s financial district, two months after they set up camp.
New York police have begun clearing Zuccotti park in the city’s financial district, where Occupy Wall Street protesters have camped for two months.
South Africa and Mozambique have signed an agreement to join forces with Tanzania to fight piracy in Southern African waters.
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/ 15 November 2011
After reports of US security fears at the 2012 London Olympics, the UK has said it might deploy surface-to-air missiles to ensure safety at the Games.
United States President Barack Obama has served notice that the US is fed up with China’s trade and currency practices.
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/ 14 November 2011
All eyes are due to be on Italy and Greece’s new technocratic leaders this week as eurozone investors closely monitor their initial moves.
Palestine has vowed to continue its quest for full UN membership despite facing a setback at the Security Council and a possible veto from the US.
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/ 11 November 2011
The US army provided counter-insurgency training to Nigerian troops battling a rise in attacks by Islamist militants, the Nigerian military reveals.
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/ 11 November 2011
The United States and Israel are expected to press for tougher sanctions against Tehran following a report by the United Nations’s nuclear watchdog.