adminDoctors start bringing Schumacher out of coma
Doctors have started trying to bring Formula One legend Michael Schumacher out of his month-long induced coma, his spokeswoman said yesterday.
Federer to join Wawrinka in Swiss Davis Cup quest
SWITZERLAND’S former world number one Roger Federer will join Australian Open champion Stanislas Wawrinka in their Davis Cup first-round tie against Serbia next weekend.
Sri Lanka crush Bangladesh with day to spare
SRI LANKA crushed a hapless Bangladesh by an innings and 248 runs with more than a day to spare to claim the first test and go 1-0 up in the…
Assad troops ‘deliberately’ destroy Syria homes
The Syrian government has been deliberately and systematically razing homes, buildings and entire rebel-held neighbourhoods to the ground with bulldozers and explosives, according to a rights group.
Philippine troops kill 37 rebels in offensive
Philippine troops have killed at least 37 Islamic fighters and captured a rebel stronghold with a bomb-producing facility. Military officials said yesterday that troops seized a key rebel stronghold that…
Giant corruption trial kicks off in Malawi
Blantyre — A senior Malawian civil servant and two construction executives went on trial for corruption on Wednesday, the first of dozens charged in the biggest financial scandal in Malawi’s…
Terror suspect challenges NSA spying
Denver — A terror suspect is challenging the constitutionality of the National Security Agency’s warrantless surveillance programme, saying in a court document that spying by the federal government has gone…
UN warns of humanitarian ‘catastrophe’ in DRC
Kinshasa — A humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding in Democratic Republic of Congo’s Katanga province, where rebel violence has destroyed 600 homes over the past three months and displaced 400,000 people,…
Armed men take hostages at Iraqi ministry
Armed men have stormed an office of Iraq’s transportation ministry in northeast Baghdad and taken a number of civil servants hostage, security officials have said.
Man forced families to watch rape
Nelspruit — A man who allegedly raped two women, in front of those living in each of their homes, appeared in the Nelspruit Regional Court on Wednesday.