adminWorld marks 1st Mandela Day since his death
Johannesburg — People around the world celebrated “Mandela Day” yesterday for the first time since the iconic former president’s death, by doing good deeds on what would have been his…
Iraq Christians told to convert or face death
The Islamic State group has threatened Christians in the Iraqi city of Mosul with death if they do not convert to Islam or pay a tax, Al Jazeera has learned. The…
Ethiopia charges 9 journos with terrorism
Kampala — The Committee to Protect Journalists says Ethiopia’s government has charged nine journalists with terrorism and inciting violence. The watchdog group said the journalists include six bloggers from Zone 9,…
Arson possible in ballot box fire, Malawi says
Blantyre — Malawi’s electoral commission has said arson cannot be ruled out in a warehouse fire that destroyed ballot boxes containing votes from a disputed election just days after a…
Pupil, 9, marries woman, 62, — for second time
Nine-year-old Sanele Masilela has become the world’s youngest groom for the second time after remarrying the 62-year-old woman he tied the knot with last year. Dressed in a silvery tuxedo, baby-faced…
Finnish couple win quirky ‘wife carrying’ race
HELSINKI — A Finnish couple has narrowly won the 19th World Wife Carrying Championships — a quirky competition in which men race to be the fastest while carrying a female…
Pirate calls for help on stolen yacht
NEWPORT BEACH (Calif) — A Southern California man managed to convince authorities he was a respectable yachtsman long enough to make off with a $3 million luxury boat for a…
Man tries to kill spider with blowtorch, sets house ablaze
A Washington state man who tried to kill a spider using a makeshift blowtorch managed instead to set his house on fire, causing $60,000 worth of damage, Seattle fire officials…
Farmer loses phone, returned 8 months later in Japan
TULSA Oklahoma — Oklahoma farmer Kevin Whitney thought his iPhone was lost for good when it fell into a grain elevator last year. Eight months later, his phone was returned…
One Wallet Cup clash…Bosso, How Mine in mind game
Sikhumbuzo Moyo Senior Sports Reporter— HIGHLANDERS and How Mine coaches believe their crunch quarter-final match at Ascot Stadium this afternoon will be more psychological than tactical. The two sides were drawn together…