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Pretoria — A picture of the bloodied prosthetic legs of Oscar Pistorius was shown at his murder trial on Thursday as his defence probed the State’s apparent incomplete analysis of…
Russia vows to veto US draft on Ukraine at UN
The US has circulated a draft resolution to the UN Security Council that would declare tomorrow’’s planned referendum on independence for Ukraine’s Crimea region illegal but Russia has pledged to…
Pope Francis defends ‘slum priests’
On his first anniversary as pontiff, Pope Francis has defended “slum priests” from the accusation their advocacy for the downtrodden reflects a different, leftist church that is remote from conservative…
Youth gangs watch over troubled CAR capital
Bangui — Small bands of youths have taken up stations on the roads into their home districts of the violence-ridden Central African Republic capital Bangui, ready to warn residents of…
At genocide trial, Rwandan ex-intel chief defiant
Paris — A former Rwandan intelligence chief says his innocence “needs no more proof” as arguments concluded in France’s first trial over Rwanda’s genocide. After five-and-a-half weeks of hearings, the…
Teacher killed and set on fire
A Buddhist teacher was fatally shot on her way to school and then set ablaze in southern Thailand, becoming the 170th teacher killed by suspected Muslim rebels in the country’s…
Body of Indian guru put in deep freeze six weeks ago Followers convinced he will wake up
An Indian guru declared dead six weeks ago has been put into a deep freezer by his followers — who are convinced he will come back to life. Ashutosh Maharaj,…
Trio who attacked couple went to wrong home: Police
MADISON, Wisconsin — The men accused of severely beating a man and repeatedly sexually assaulting his pregnant wife may have meant to target a different home for a robbery, authorities…
Mother says priest told her son to, ‘Rot in hell’
Burillville, Rhode Island mother, Dawn Joly, was angered when she learned that a priest aggressively berated her son Skyler during a Catholic confirmation class at Our Lady of Good Help.…
Kaindu upbeat…Unfazed by statistics
Sikhumbuzo Moyo Senior Sports Reporter HIGHLANDERS coach Kelvin Kaindu concedes that figures don’t lie but he refuses to read much into them ahead of the Bob90 Super Cup final meeting…