Barack Obama urged Ethiopia’s leaders to curb crackdowns on press freedom and political openness as he began a visit that has been criticised by human rights groups who say it legitimises an oppressive government. “When all voices are being heard, when people know they are being included in the political[…]
Clashes in Yemen are reportedly continuing despite a fragile five-day truce declared by the pro-government Arab-led coalition coming into effect. At least 10 Houthi rebels were killed after their vehicles were targeted by an explosion in Zinjibar in Abyan province minutes before the truce took hold on Sunday before midnight,[…]
Turkey and the US have agreed on the outlines of a plan to drive Islamic State out of a strip of land along the Turkey-Syria border, according to reports, in a landmark deal that will draw Turkey further into Syria’s civil war and looks likely to increase the intensity of[…]
The longer it takes to get a statement from Marli van Breda, the less credible her testimony will be should the perpetrator be charged with the triple murder of her family, defence attorney Ulrich Roux said on Monday. Monday marked the six-month anniversary of the axe attack that claimed the[…]
The war of words between the SA Communist Party and the EFF has been going on for months and continued after the red berets leader Julius Malema called Blade Nzimande a drunkard at the weekend. The SA Communist Party on Monday expressed contempt for comments made by Malema about its[…]
National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega has broken her silence on the findings of the Farlam Commission of Inquiry into the deaths of 34 striking miners at Marikana, saying on Sunday night she strongly disagreed with some of them. “I fully acknowledge the recommendations made by the Commission and will respond[…]
South Africa is not a failed state as some people are claiming, and it can be changed for the better if the DA is voted into power, party leader Mmusi Maimane said on Sunday. “South Africa is at a critical juncture in its history. Our economy is in crisis and[…]
Jens Stoltenberg, NATO secretary-general, has called an emergency meeting on Tuesday to discuss security at the request of Turkey after last week’s suicide bombing there and ongoing Turkish security operations on two fronts. NATO said in a statement on Sunday that the North Atlantic Council, which includes the ambassadors of[…]
At least 19 people have been killed and 47 others injured when explosives carried by a girl, aged about 10, detonated in a crowded market in the Nigerian city of Damaturu, police have said. No one claimed responsibility for Sunday’s explosion but the latest attack bears the hallmarks of the[…]
Israeli forces injured 19 Al-Aqsa mosque guards on Sunday during renewed clashes at Al-Aqsa mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem. Al-Aqsa Compound Director Omar Kiswani said 19 Islamic Endowment Department guards suffered various bruises, fractures and cuts after being assaulted by Israeli forces with batons. Seven of them were hit[…]
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