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29 killed in South Sudan cattle raid
JUBA: At least 29 people were killed when cattle raiders from a South Sudanese minority group opened fire on members of another minority in a village inUpper Nilestate, a local official said Sunday. The gunmen crept into Tolleri village in Ulang county in the early hours of Saturday morning and ...
Workers stage illegal strike at South Africa chrome mine
johannesburg - Operations at a chrome mine in South Africa owned by chemicals group Lanxess have been suspended since Thursday after some 470 workers started an illegal strike over bonus payments, the company said on Saturday.The dispute at the mine in Rustenburg, 120 km (70 miles) northwest of ...
We will win Test series against India in South Africa: Dale Steyn
MUMBAIDale Steyn, the world's most feared pacer, on Tuesday backed his country South Africa to come out trumps in the three-match Test series against India to be held at the end of this year, but was also wary of the quality of the opposing batting line-up."We have got a pretty good Test side at ...
Kirsten quits as South Africa coach
DURBAN - Gary Kirsten has decided not to renew his contract as South Africa coach, which ends in August, to be able to spend more time with his family. The Champions Trophy in England in June will be his last assignment with the South Africa side, which he led to the top of the Test ...
‘Too pretty’ label mars South Korean boxing starlet's win
SEOUL - When romantic actress Lee Si-young swapped her glamorous roles in South Korean dramas for boxing gloves in a bid to win an Olympic medal, her victories triggered a storm of protest that has marred her unexpected success in the ring.The 31-year-old, better known for her roles in TV shows ...
Several candidates facing close kin in South Punjab
ISLAMABAD - While the tricky game of politics has always transformed foes into friends and allies into opponents, it has also been instrumental in dividing families as kith and kin become overnight rivals aiming to defeat the otherwise loved ones.The Southern Punjab is full of such cases as the ...
South Africa unemploment rate hits 25.2 per cent
JOHANNESBURG: More than a quarter of South African workers are now out of work, official statistics showed on Monday. Statistics SA said that 4.6m South Africans were unemployed in the first quarter of the year, 25.2pc of the eligible population. Broader statistics paint an even bleaker picture of ...
Nigeria and South Africa to discuss boosting trade
abuja - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan and his South African counterpart Jacob Zuma will discuss ways to boost trade between Africa's two biggest economies during talks in Cape Town next week.Jonathan will leave Abuja on Monday for a two-day state visit ahead of the World Economic Forum on ...
South Africa outraged by shortcut to wedding
JOHANNESBURG NY Times It was to be an affair to remember. The bride was a daughter of a powerful and politically connected immigrant family. Her parents booked all 338 rooms in one ofSouth Africa’s most lavish resorts, complete with exclusive access to its artificial beach. Kathakali ...
South Korea’s inflation slows
seoul - South Korea's inflation slowed to 1.2 percent on-year in April, reflecting falling oil and vegetable prices, government data showed Wednesday.The inflation rate was 0.1 percentage point down from a 1.3 percent on-year gain in the previous month, Statistics Korea said. It remained at the ...
SAARC CCI calls for ‘South Asian Clearing Union’
LAHORE - Vikramjit Singh Sahney, President SAARC Chamber, Wednesday urged the leadership of South Asia to form a “South Asian Clearing Union” to augment trade,investment flow for viable financial cooperation besides accelerating the pace of development in the region. According to a ...
South Korean workers quit troubled joint factory zone
PAJU, South Korea Dozens of South Korean workers returned from a jointly run factory park in North Korea on Saturday as part of an evacuation of the flagship project following months of military tensions.The move plunges into doubt the future of the Kaesong complex - once a rare symbol of ...
South Korea delivers talks ultimatum to North
seoul - South Korea on Thursday gave North Korea 24 hours to agree to formal talks to restart operations at their joint Kaesong industrial zone, warning of “significant measures” if Pyongyang declines.It was a rare ultimatum from the South, which is more used to being on the ...
South Africa passes controversial secrecy bill
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's parliament voted Thursday in favour of a fiercely contested secrecy bill which critics say will muzzle the media and provide cover for government corruption.The Protection of State Information Bill, which would replace apartheid-era legislation on classified ...
Bill Gates’ casual style criticised in South Korea
SEOUL - Microsoft founder Bill Gates’ casual style was the subject of criticism in some South Korean media Tuesday after he shook hands with President Park Geun-Hye, with one hand in his pocket.The picture of the meet-and-greet between Gates and Park Monday was splashed on the front ...
Harry to join expedition to the South Pole
LONDON Prince Harry, Britain’s third in line to the throne, will take part in a race to the South Pole alongside wounded British servicemen and women, he announced on Friday. The 208-mile (335-km) trek to the South Pole will see Britain’s Royal compete against teams from the United ...
Debut woe continues for South Africa's Smith
LONDON:- Graeme Smith's first innings as Surrey captain ended in disappointed as the South Africa star was dismissed for just two against Somerset at the Oval on Thursday. Smith was forced to watch South African team-mate Alviro Petersen hit 167 after losing the toss on the opening day of the ...
South Asian bodybuilding from May 2
LAHORE - Lahore will be the focus of a major bodybuilding activity by hosting the 10th South Asian Bodybuilding Championship and Mr South Asia contest from May 2 to 6. “SAARC member countries are invited to take part in this competition and majority of them have confirmed their participation ...
North Korea bars South 'humanitarian' delegation
SEOUL AFP North Korea barred a delivery of supplies to South Koreans in the closed Kaesong industrial zone Wednesday, as the South's president said it was time to stop rewarding Pyongyang's provocations.A delegation of 10 businessmen representing the 123 South Korean firms in Kaesong had applied to ...
N Korea threatens South over ‘monstrous’ act
SEOUL North Korea on Tuesday threatened the South with “sledge-hammer” military action over anti-Pyongyang protests in Seoul and rejected the idea of entering into a “humiliating” dialogue with the United States.Both statements came a day after US Secretary of State John ...
US drone strike in South Waziristan kills five
At least five persons were killed and seven others injured when a US drone struck a compound in South Waziristan Agency (SWA) here in Wana on Wednesday.According to details, an unmanned US spy plane fired two missiles at a residential compound located in village Sararogha of Babar Kot in SWA.As a ...
Sudan's Bashir visits South as tensions ease
JUBA - Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir visited South Sudan Friday in a sign of easing tensions after the two states ended a row over crucial oil exports and put behind them bloody border battles last year.It was the first time Bashir travelled to South Sudan since attending the country's ...
South Korea raises alert
SEOUL (AFP) - South Korean and US forces raised their alert status to “vital threat” Wednesday before an expected North Korean missile test, with tensions wound tight during a five-day buildup to a key anniversary.The North last week told foreign diplomats in Pyongyang they had until ...
North Korea urges foreigners in South to evacuate
SEOUL (AFP) - North Korea said Tuesday the Korean peninsula was headed for “thermo-nuclear” war and advised foreigners to consider leaving South Korea, as the UN chief warned of a potentially “uncontrollable” situation.Tuesday’s advisory - greeted largely with ...
Five Indian peacekeepers killed in South Sudan
NEW DELHI - Five Indian peacekeepers escorting a United Nations convoy in South Sudan have been killed in an ambush by rebels, the Indian foreign ministry announced on Tuesday.“Five peacekeepers from India with UNMISS (United Nations Mission in South Sudan) killed in ambush in Jonglei,” ...
South African Parnell in Indian court over drugs
MUMBAI Wayne Parnell, the South Africa and Pune Warriors bowler, has been granted bail by a Mumbai court after surrendering before it on charges of testing positive for recreational drugs, following a police raid on a party in the city last year. Leg spinner Rahul Sharma, who also tested positive ...
South Korea’s Park claims Kraft Nabisco crown
RANCHO MIRAGE - South Korea’s Inbee Park claimed her fifth LPGA Tour title and second major championship with a closing round of three-under 69 to win the Kraft Nabisco Championship by four strokes.The 24-year-old Park, who also won the 2008 US Women’s Open, blitzed the field on ...
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Influential Khattaks in field to conquer Nowshera
PESHAWAR - Electioneering is picking up momentum in Nowshera as the Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP-P), Awami National Party (ANP) and Pakistan Tahrik-e-Insaf (PTI) have fielded senior politicians from Khattak tribe to win elections from the NA-5 Nowshera-I ...
South Sudan restarts oil production
THAR JATH, South Sudan - South Sudan restarted oil production Saturday, ending a bitter 15-month row with former civil war foe Sudan and marking a major breakthrough in relations after bloody border clashes last year.“The oil is now flowing,” South Sudan oil minister Stephen Dhieu Dau ...
Branding - stitched in South Waziristan
Poverty and unemployment are two of the some basic reasons that have contributed towards the unrest in South Waziristan. Moreover, the scarcity of basic infrastructure and lack of health and education facilities created an ideal environment for nurturing extremism in the area. Acknowledging this ...
