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Congress has passed a measure to avert a threatened US default and reopen the federal government, a move intended to end a prolonged fiscal crisis that gripped the US and…
ICC ‘uncertain on action if Uhuru skips trial’
Cape Town – The International Criminal Court is not clear what action would be taken if Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta decided not to attend his trial set to begin on…
Iran signals new phase in ties with West
The latest round of talks between Iran and world powers have concluded in Geneva, Switzerland, with Iran indicating a willingness to scale back uranium enrichment, as well as allowing for…
Kenya to place microchips in rhino horns
Kenya will place microchips in the horn of every rhino in the country in a bid to stamp out a surge in poaching the threatened animals, wildlife officials say.
Italy at a loss over Nazi’s body
Rome – Italian authorities appeared at a loss yesterday on what to do with the body of Nazi war criminal Erich Priebke who died last week while living under house…
Outcry in France over schoolgirl deportation
Paris – A 15-year-old girl taken off a school bus and deported to Kosovo has become the latest focus of France’s agonised debate over migration, putting Interior Minister Manuel Valls…
Migrants rescued after raft sinks near Malta
More than 128 migrants have been rescued after their raft sank off the Mediterranean coast of Malta, amid a fresh appeal by the country’s prime minister to Europe to take…
Woman’s false insurance claim backfires
Pietermaritzburg – A woman’s car insurance scam backfired on her when the man she asked to burn her car instead kept it for himself. As a result, the 26-year-old woman…
Doctor faces more sexual assault charges
Bloemfontein – Another woman has laid sexual assault charges against a Bloemfontein doctor, Free State police said yesterday. Captain Chaka Marope said the woman, 28, filed charges against the 32-year-old…
14 killed in Mexico plane crash
Los Cabos – Mexican military and civilian personnel on Wednesday reached the site on the Baja California peninsula where a small plane carrying 14 people crashed, and confirmed all aboard…