Tutu fights African pullout from ICC
UNITED NATIONS – South Africa’s Desmond Tutu, the 1984 Nobel Peace prize laureate, has launched a global campaign to stop African nations from abandoning the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC).
Nobel Peace Prize goes to Chemical Weapons Team
THE HAGUE – The winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize is a body that has spent years trying to rid the world of chemical weapons in relative obscurity and…
Kenyan VP returns home after ICC hearing
NAIROBI – Kenyan vice-president William Ruto returned from The Hague on Thursday, where he had travelled on Monday for the beginning of his trial for crimes against humanity at the…
South African media urged to contribute to nation building
CAPE TOWN — The role of media owners and their responsibility is to ensure that their products reflect a balanced view of the country and not only negative news, the…
UK arrests 12 over ‘cyber plot’ to steal from Santander bank
LONDON – British police said Friday they have arrested 12 men over a “sophisticated” plot to remotely take control of a computer at a branch of Santander bank and steal…
Russia, US push for new Syria peace talks
GENEVA/BEIRUT – US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov agreed on Friday to push again for an international conference aimed at ending Syria’s civil war.
Al-Qaeda calls for attacks inside US
DUBAI – Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri urged small-scale attacks inside the United States to “bleed America economically”, adding he hoped eventually to see a more significant strike, according to…
BREAKING: Naked women arrested in case of suspected witchcraft
Senior Reporter Two naked women were arrested early toady while roaming outside a house in Budiriro suburb.
Puzzle over African coins reveals Aboriginal rock art
SYDNEY – Solving the mystery of how 900-year-old African coins ended up in remote Australia could not only recast the history of foreign contact Down Under, but shed light on…
US sentences WikiLeaks source Manning to 35 years
FORT MEADE/MOSCOW – US Army Private Bradley Manning was sentenced to 35 years in jail and dishonuorably discharged Wednesday for the biggest breach of official secrets in American history.











