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South Africans fume as Jo’burg road toll goes live

YoopyaDec 3, 2013February 3, 20240

(Reuters) – South Africa’s government launched a widely unpopular road toll around the economic hub of Johannesburg on Tuesday, a move likely to heighten tensions

Congo’s President in Uganda for talks on stalled peace deal

YoopyaDec 3, 2013February 3, 20240

(Reuters) – The Democratic Republic of Congo’s president, Joseph Kabila, flew into Uganda on Monday for talks aimed at reviving a peace deal between his

Exclusive: Comrade of American held in N.Korea recalls friendship, stealth mission

YoopyaDec 3, 2013February 3, 20240

(Reuters) – In early 1953, Merrill Newman and Allen Hedges were among a small group of U.S. servicemen hunkered down on a tiny, frequently shelled

Egypt’s constitutional panel holds final meeting

YoopyaDec 2, 2013February 14, 20240

CAIRO (AP) — A panel that amended a constitution drafted under now-ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi held a final meeting on Monday ahead of handing

Mandela grandson faces assault charges -South Africa prosecutors

YoopyaDec 2, 2013April 5, 20230

(Reuters) – South Africa will charge one of Nelson Mandela’s grandsons with assault and brandishing a gun at another man, a prosecutor’s official said on

After boy mauled, Balkan animal cruelty in focus

YoopyaDec 2, 2013February 14, 20240

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A litter of puppies wrapped in a blanket and set on fire. A dog roaming the streets with its jaw hacked

Four dead as Thai protesters force Yingluck Shinawatra to flee police compound

YoopyaDec 2, 2013December 31, 20230

Thailand’s embattled prime minister was forced to flee crowds of anti-government protestors on Sunday as clashes sparked by an opposition-backed “people’s coup” left four dead.

Tehelka scandal: Goa court says Tarun Tejpal misused his position as mentor & father figure to outrage victim’s modesty

YoopyaDec 2, 2013December 31, 20230

Tehelka founder-editor Tarun Tejpal was arrested Saturday night by the Goa Police soon after a local court rejected his anticipatory bail plea in the sexual assault case lodged by

Namibian military transports plane crash victims

YoopyaDec 2, 2013December 31, 20230

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Investigators arrived in Namibia on Sunday to try to determine the cause of a Mozambique Airlines plane crash that killed 33 people,

Britain’s Cameron pushes EU-China trade deal in Beijing

YoopyaDec 2, 2013December 31, 20230

(Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron arrived in China on Monday saying he wanted to lay the ground for a multi-billion-dollar free trade deal between Beijing