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Seoul – North Korea test-fired three short-range missiles off its east coast this week in an apparently routine exercise, a South Korean official said yesterday.
Proteas not taking Sri Lanka match lightly: Amla
East London – Opening batsman Hashim Amla said yesterday the Proteas would not take the second one-day international lightly after they thrashed Sri Lanka by 258 runs in the opening game of the five-match series.
Residents urge council to build decent toilets
Chronicle Reporter
RESIDENTS of Iminyela suburb in Bulawayo have urged council to fulfil its pledge of constructing decent toilets for them.
Gingrich makes plea for evangelical vote
Columbia – These are desperate times for Newt Gingrich.
Milan abandon Tevez talks as Pato stays
AC Milan have called off talks with Manchester City over the signing of the Premier League club’s outcast forward Carlos Tevez, chief executive Adriano Galliani said on Thursday.
Man jailed for affair with mentally challenged woman
Court Reporter
AN Inyathi man will live to rue the day he fell in love with an epileptic and mentally challenged woman after the father of the woman allegedly influenced her to open a case of rape against him.
Woman auctions tattoo space
Wellington – A cash-strapped New Zealander is auctioning off the chance to put a tattoo on her derriere so she can pay her bills.
Nurse stumbles upon ‘witch’ in hospital ward
Midlands Correspondent.
A Gweru Provincial Hospital female nurse allegedly collapsed and lost consciousness after reportedly seeing a suspected witch which was sucking blood from a patient in a hospital ward.
Man who chopped wife still committed to psychiatric centre
Court Reporter
THE Bulawayo man who made headlines last year after killing his wife and chopping her body into pieces is still committed to Mlondolozi prison, a special prison for those with psychiatric problems.
Woman fakes pregnancy, snatches baby
Wellington – New Zealand police say a woman faked being pregnant for nine months before snatching a newborn from a hospital and whisking the baby to a nearby car before getting caught.