adminMurray strolls past Blaz Rola
ANDY MURRAY took a stroll in the sun yesterday, pausing from time to time on the neat grass of Court No1 to pop racket on ball and dismiss Blaz Rola…
Shock over Malema’s JSC appointment
Cape Town — Opposition parties have reacted with shock after EFF leader Julius Malema was included as a new member of the Judicial Services Commission, which is responsible for appointing…
Ukraine seeks Putin help to save crumbling truce
Slavyansk — Ukraine’s new Western-backed leader sought urgent talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday after rebels shot down an army helicopter despite ceasefire orders from their own commander to…
Iraq’s Maliki rejects pressure to form unity govt
The Iraqi prime minister has said he will not bow to international pressure on forming a national unity government to tackle the Sunni rebellion in the north, calling the idea…
Libya votes amid violence
Polling is under way in Libya to elect a new national parliament despite much of the country being in the grip of the worst violence since the 2011 uprising.
Mauritania election runner-up rejects results
Nouakchott — A candidate who came second in Mauritania’s June 21 presidential election on Tuesday rejected results announced by the national election commission, contending that fraud and irregularities marred the…
CAR: At least 50 killed in fresh wave of violence
Bangui — At least 50 people have been killed in three days in a fresh surge of sectarian violence in the Central African Republic, a peacekeeping officer said yesterday.
Palestinian prisoners end mass hunger strike
Ramallah — Dozens of Palestinian prisoners are to end their two-month-old hunger strike in Israeli jails despite not winning any major concessions from the Israeli government.
Film on Kim assassination slammed
North Korea has denounced a new Hollywood comedy about an assassination bid on leader Kim Jong-un as a “wanton act of terrorism” and warned of a “merciless response” unless the…
Robbers seize 200kg safe, cash
Nqobile Tshili Chronicle Reporter A BULAWAYO businessman was left shaken after burglars broke into his butchery and got away with a safe deposit box weighing 200kg which contained only $1,500.