adminBredenkamp acquitted of fraud case
Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Reporter BUSINESS tycoon Mr John Arnold Bredenkamp was yesterday acquitted of the US$4,2 million fraud case. High Court judge Justice Felistus Chatukuta also cleared the prominent businessman…
A Plea for Caution From Russia . . . What Putin has to say to Americans about Syria
Vladmir V. Putin MOSCOW – Recent events surrounding Syria have prompted me to speak directly to the American people and their political leaders. It is important to do so at…
Colombia arrests woman ‘with cocaine’ in pregnancy bump
BOGOTA – A Canadian national has been arrested in Colombia after trying to board a flight to Toronto with a phony pregnant belly stuffed with cocaine, police say. The tourist…
North Korea reactor status not ‘clear’: UN nuclear chief
VIENNA – The UN nuclear watchdog is following reports that North Korea may have restarted a reactor capable of producing plutonium for weapons, but does not yet have a “clear…
Free Syrian Army rebels reject Russian chemical arms plan
BEIRUT – The rebel Free Syrian Army categorically rejected Thursday a Russian proposal for placing Syria’s chemical arms under international control, and called for regime officials to be brought to…
Libya Muslim Brotherhood mulls cabinet withdrawal
TRIPOLI – Libya’s Muslim Brotherhood is threatening to quit the cabinet of Prime Minister Ali Zeidan, angry over a visit to Cairo they claim served to legitimise the coup in…
AUC, UNECA, ILO to sign declaration of intent on Joint Youth Employment Initiative for Africa
AUC, UNECA, ILO to sign declaration of intent on Joint Youth Employment Initiative for Africa ADDIS ABABA – The African Union (AU), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa…
A Plea for Caution From Russia – What Putin has to say to Americans about Syria
By Vladmir V. Putin MOSCOW – Recent events surrounding Syria have prompted me to speak directly to the American people and their political leaders. It is important to do so…
Diplomatic solution hopes rise in Syria
PARIS. — Russia said yesterday it had given the US a plan to put Syria’s chemical weapons under international control, raising hopes of a diplomatic solution to the crisis.
Breivik survivor walks into parliament
OSLO. — Two years ago, he ran for his life to escape Anders Behring Breivik’s bullets. Never one to be intimidated, Fredric Holen Bjoerdal is now one of Norway’s youngest…