Arshad Mohammed
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We condemn both: Mugabe says Gaddafi’s death as tragic as US envoy’s
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe says the death of Libya’s leader Muammar Gaddafi was as tragic as that of US ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens.
US signals Afghanistan not to be abandoned as war winds down
Obama’s decision meets a pledge he made on a visit to Afghanistan to upgrade Kabul to a security status given to only a limited number of US partners.
Palestinian statehood bid: Miracle, muddle or mess?
Israel and the United States oppose full UN membership for Palestine, saying the only way to create a state is through negotiations.
US calls for Syrian oil and gas boycott
The US called on countries to stop buying Syrian oil and gas to pressure Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down.
Gaddafi vows to attack Europe
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi vowed to attack "homes, offices and families" in Europe in revenge for Nato airstrikes.
US, allies plot N Korea strategy — without China
Japanese, South Korean and United States foreign ministers meet on Monday to plot strategy towards an increasingly provocative North Korea.
US regrets leaks, says it will tighten security
The US government said on Monday it deeply regretted the release of any classified information and would tighten security.
Starting a business from scratch
The Wits Business School (WBS) Centre for Entrepreneurship ensures that their students do not learn in a theoretical vacuum.
Two Koreas snarl at each other, tensions rise
South Korea on Monday announced steps to tighten the vice on the North’s already stumbling economy in punishment for sinking one of its navy ships.