adminLet Kenya tackle issues internally, says SA
Pretoria – South Africa supports the trial of influential Kenyan individuals in their own country, Deputy International Relations Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim said yesterday. “South Africa’s position supports the AU (African…
S Korea bans fish imports from Japan
South Korea has expanded its ban on Japanese fisheries products over fears of contamination from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, accusing Tokyo of not providing enough information on the crisis.…
Man held for ‘raping’ teenager to death
Cape Town – A Nigerian man has been arrested after he allegedly raped a teenage girl to death in Bayelsa and tried to cast her remains into a nearby bush.…
German religious sect raided on abuse fears
Berlin — Police raided a Christian sect in southern Germany and took 40 children from them on allegations they were being physically abused, authorities said yesterday. Bavarian police said the…
Huge infestation of millipedes suspected of causing train crash
An enormous infestation of millipedes could have caused a crash between two trains in Western Australia. The crash happened when a train arriving into a station at Clarkson, 25 miles…
German firm apologises for anti-immigrant condoms
BERLIN — A German firm has apologised for producing condoms marked with offensive messages that were used in a far-right party’s campaign against immigrant births. The contraceptives, ordered by the…
Montana appeals 30-day rape sentence for former teacher
The Montana attorney general on Wednesday said the one-month jail term given an ex-teacher for raping a high school student who later killed herself fell far short of the mandatory…
Company sorry for making jobseekers dance at interview
LONDON — British electronics retailer Currys issued an apology on Thursday after admitting that interviewees trying to earn a job as a sales assistant at one of its stores had…
China says 400 million can’t speak national language
BEIJING – More than 400 million Chinese are unable to speak the national language Mandarin, and large numbers in the rest of the country speak it badly, state media said…
Shelter promised to rescue dogs, killed them instead: authorities
ATLANTA – A north Georgia animal shelter’s “Lucky Dog” adoption programme deceived pet owners by promising not to euthanise their dogs for a $100 fee, then killed them instead, authorities…