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Chronicle Reporter
JOURNALISTS have been urged to be careful in the way they report on gender-based violence as this has an impact on how society views the subject.
Canada withdraws from Kyoto Protocol
Ottawa — Canada on Monday became the first country to formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol, saying the pact on cutting carbon emissions was preventing the world from effectively tackling climate change.
“We are invoking Canada’s legal right to formally withdraw from Kyoto,” Environment Minister Peter Kent said following a marathon UN climate conference in Durban, at which nations agreed to a new roadmap for worldwide action.
Editor fired after Putin cursed in photo
MOSCOW — The editor of a prominent Russian news magazine said he had been fired after the weekly printed a photograph featuring an obscene message addressed to Vladimir Putin as part of extensive reports on alleged fraud in the 4 December parliamentary election.
Obama affirms US commitment to Iraq
US President Barack Obama has declared that American troops will leave Iraq this month “with honour and with their heads held high”, while at the same time warning the country’s neighbours not to interfere in its progress.
SA facing a confidence crisis over Secrecy Bill
Johannesburg — South Africa is facing a confidence crisis after the ANC-dominated parliament rammed through a state secrecy bill critics said would make it easier to cover up corruption and punish those who try to expose it.
ICC refers Malawi to UN
The Hague — The world court on Monday said it was referring Malawi to the UN Security Council over its refusal to arrest Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir who is wanted by the court for genocide.
Anti-Wall Street activists march on West Coast ports
OAKLAND (Calif) — Anti-Wall Street activists trying to shut down West Coast ports on Monday managed to close several terminals and scuffled with police, but fell short of mounting the full-scale cargo blockade they had promised.
Gambia’s Bensouda to counter ICC critics
DAKAR — Fatou Bensouda, the first African to be named as chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, has little time for accusations that the Hague-based court has harboured bias against Africa during its nine-year history.
UN says deaths in Syria unrest exceed 5 000
More than 5 000 people are now believed to have been killed in the Syrian government’s crackdown on protests, the United Nations human rights chief has told the UN Security Council.
The UN’s Navi Pillay said there were reports of increased attacks by opposition groups on President Bashar al-Assad’s security forces but highlighted “alarming” events in the besieged protest city of Homs, according to diplomats in the closed meeting.
Banda ditches manager, signs for Platinum
By Sikhumbuzo Moyo
LONG-SERVING Highlanders captain Gilbert Banda, who has since joined FC Platinum together with Louis Matawu, donated $7 000 owed to them back to Highlanders.