adminNamibians cast ballots in Africa’s first e-vote
Windhoek – Namibians voted yesterday in a general election billed as Africa’s first e-vote, with the ruling party expected to retain power in the country it has run since independence. Voting…
Protesters target Black Friday sales in Ferguson
Ferguson- Protesters in Ferguson, Missouri began targeting Black Friday sales at major retailers overnight in a new tactic to vent their anger at a grand jury decision not to indict…
SA man uses cats to smuggle heroin into UK
Johannesburg — A South African man has appeared in a London court for allegedly using cats to smuggle heroin worth R13m into the UK, The Star reported on Friday. Scott Parker…
Man apologises to domestic worker for using k-word
Cape Town – A Cape Town salesman yesterday said he was sorry for using a racial slur against his ex-girlfriend’s domestic worker, and he was considering anger management classes. “It happened…
Pope Francis begins Turkey visit
Pope Francis has begun his first visit to Turkey in a trip aimed at building bridges with Islam and supporting the Christian minorities of the Middle East. Yesterday, Francis will spend…
Burned bodies found in southern Mexico
At least 11 burned bodies have been discovered dumped on the side of a road in the southern state of Guerrero, Mexican authorities said. Several of the scorched bodies of the…
Fierce fighting rages in Iraq’s Anbar
The Iraqi army says it has held off a fierce assault by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on the city of Ramadi. The claim comes amid an…
At least 133 killed in tribal clashes in Sudan
khartoum – At least 133 people have been killed and more than 100 wounded in clashes between two groups belonging to an Arab tribe in Sudan’s West Kordofan state, a…
Vatican snubs Pope John Paul II shooter’s request
The Turkish gunman who shot Saint John Paul II in the 1981 assassination attempt has seen his request to meet the current Pope ignored. Mehmet Ali Agca, who was jailed for…
Nepal’s mass animal slaughter underway
HINDU worshippers have started slaughtering thousands of animals in a remote corner of Nepal to honour their goddess of power, defying a growing chorus of protests from animal-rights activists. Devotees wielding…