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Revolution for Prosperity wins Lesotho elections but observers flag irregularities
The RFP, formed by businessman Sam Matekane in March this year, won the country’s election, but failed to gain an outright majority
Lesotho’s richest man gets political
Sam Matekane is betting his outsider status will re-energise cynical voters in the Lesotho elections in September
Skydivers jump free of crashing plane
Nine skydivers jumped free of their plane before it crashed to earth in Spain, killing the pilot and another of their companions, local authorities said on Saturday. Four of the…
Olympic torch bearers braced for Everest assault
Chinese climbers carrying the Olympic torch were camped just over a kilometre from the summit of Mount Everest on Wednesday and weather conditions look good for the final…
Clinton, Obama duel as vital votes loom
Rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton stepped up their battle on Monday on the eve of the next primary showdown, as the Democratic Party head urged unity in the race to rout…
Clinton: US could ‘totally obliterate’ Iran
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton warned Tehran on Tuesday that if she were president, the United States could ”totally obliterate” Iran in retaliation for a…
Elevator horror becomes internet sensation
A time-lapse video of a man trapped in an elevator for 41 hours has become something of an internet sensation after surveillance camera footage emerged of the event, which…
Clinton, Obama assail McCain on economy
Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama assailed potential White House opponent John McCain on the economy on Tuesday, accusing the Republican of favoring the wealthy and…
Clinton faces tough odds as Obama’s lead widens
United States Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton faced increasing odds on Monday as a new opinion poll showed rival Barack Obama consolidating his nationwide…
Clinton, Obama vow Democrats will unite
Both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have vowed the Democratic Party will heal its wounds, whoever wins their toxic White House race, and unite to thwart Republican John McCain.…
Five years on, Bush again talks of Iraq victory
United States President George Bush said on Wednesday he had no regrets about the unpopular war in Iraq despite the ”high cost in lives and treasure” and declared that the US was…
Pastor puts Obama’s campaign in hot water
Barack Obama faced potential damage to his campaign on Thursday after television networks aired footage of sermons by the former pastor of Obama’s church likening the Democratic…
NY Governer Spitzer under pressure to quit over sex case
New York Governor Eliot Spitzer faces pressure to resign on Tuesday as well as questions about whether he will be prosecuted for any crime after a report linked him to a…
Obama has Clinton in his sights
Barack Obama bids on Tuesday to knock Hillary Clinton out of the White House race after a mud-slinging campaign that Democratic grandees fear is helping nobody but Republican…
Clinton, seeking comeback, ridicules Obama
United States Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, staggered by 10 voting losses in a row, ridiculed surging rival Barack Obama on Wednesday as all talk and little…