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Officer killed in cash heist shootoutIndependent Online - 2 hours ago A police sergeant was shot dead and another wounded in a gun fight between police and robbers who held up two cash-in-transit cars on the N1 on Saturday morning, Gauteng police said. Israeli troops board aid ship bound for GazaTimes Online - - 1 hour ago Israeli naval forces boarded an Irish-owned ship bound for Gaza today, just five days after killing nine passengers in a bloody raid on a previous aid convoy. Israeli forces board Gaza aid ship the Rachel Corrie Telegraph.co.uk Body found in Orange FarmIndependent Online - 1 hour ago The body of a man with two gun shot wounds to his head was found in an open field in Orange Farm on Saturday, Johannesburg police said. |
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No chance of full scale war on Korean Peninsula: Lee Myung-bak
Xinhua - - 2 hours ago
SINGAPORE, June 5 (Xinhua) -- South Korean President Lee Myung- bak said Saturday here that there will be no full-scale war on the Korean Peninsula despite rising tensions over there.
SKorea's Lee sees no possibility of war with North The Associated Press
N Korea focus for security summit BBC News
Divided loyalties
BBC News - - 2 hours ago
The Israeli commando raid on a Turkish ship carrying aid to Gaza has seen Turkey in the role of mouthpiece for the fury of the Muslim world.
Israel against the world - yet again Jerusalem Post
Cyprus tells Pope split threatens heritage
Reuters - - 1 hour ago
Pope Benedict XVI reviews an honour guard during a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace of the Republic of Cyprus in Nicosia June 5, 2010.
Pope urges support for Mideast Christians The Associated Press
India, SA support each other's bid for UNSC seat
Economic Times - 15 hours ago
NEW DELHI: India and South Africa agreed to focus on expanding bilateral economic relations and supported each other's bid for the UNSC non-permanent seat for 2011-12.
India-SAfrica ICT, media, cooperation boosted by Zuma's visit Business Standard
India, South Africa sign 3 pacts The Hindu
Several arrested for Congo activist's death
The Associated Press - 34 minutes ago
KINSHASA, Congo - A police commander in Congo's capital says several police officers have been arrested in connection to the killing this week of a leading Congolese human rights activist.
South Africa's Zuma faces another family scandal
Reuters - - 39 minutes ago
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma attends the 20th World Economic Forum on Africa in Tanzania's commercial capital Dar es Salaam, May 7, 2010.
Zuma's fury over sex slur Independent Online
Second wife of Jacob Zuma 'had affair with bodyguard' Telegraph.co.uk
Vavi receives death threats
Independent Online - 4 hours ago
By Political Bureau As tripartite alliance tensions threaten to boil over, Zwelinzima Vavi has been threatened with death. An anonymous letter sent to the trade union boss warned that he would "die like Molefi".
Sadtu backs Vavi Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
Sadtu pledges support for Vavi Times LIVE
Dandala may decide to quit
Dispatch Online - 9 hours ago
CONGRESS of the People (Cope) parliamentary leader Mvume Dandala has for the first time confirmed that he sent a text message to deposed party president Mosiuoa Lekota about his intention to quit the organisation.
No compromise in Cope stand-off Times LIVE
Court to rule on Cope City Press
Zille claims 'toilet wars' conspiracy
Independent Online - 1 hour ago
By Christells Terreblanche While Western Cape premier Helen Zille claims a deeper political conspiracy behind the "toilet wars", the Human Rights Commission found that her administration "violated the rights" of Khayelitsha residents by not enclosing ...
Western Cape ‘toilet wars’ heat up with more mudslinging. The Daily Maverick
Telkom CEO September To Step Down In November
Wall Street Journal - - Jun 4, 2010
JOHANNESBURG (Dow Jones)--The chief executive officer of Telkom SA Ltd. (TKG.JO), South Africa's dominant fixed-line phone company, will step down after three years in the post when his contract expires in ...
Telkom to lose September ITWeb
Why September lost his job at Telkom TechCentral
Gautrain readying for official launch
Fin24 - 6 hours ago
Johannesburg - Gautrain, the multibillion rand rapid rail project, will formally be launched on Saturday, erasing any doubts that the first phase of the R25bn project will be finished in time before the 2010 FIFA World Cup gets under way next week.
OR Tambo to Sandton in 15 minutes Moneyweb
Comprehensive Gautrain bus service also available on June 8 Creamer Media's Engineering News
G20 shifts from stimulus to austerity
Times Online - 49 minutes ago
A meeting of G20 finance ministers ended in South Korea today with a clear call on governments around the world to put their fiscal houses in order as the global economy remains in the grip of deepening market turmoil and uneven growth.
G-20 Seeks To End Uncertainty With New Pledge On Bank Reforms Wall Street Journal
Joy Ride becomes Project Natal launch game
Computerandvideogames.com - 21 hours ago
Microsoft's arcade racer Joy Ride has been reworked as a Natal launch title, CVG can reveal. According to a senior retail source, the title will be available on Natal from day one later this year - and will no longer be free-to-play.
Microsoft's New Video Game Box: Who Needs It? BusinessWeek
Microsoft demos Project Natal at D8 Conference Techtree.com
Could Chrome OS revive slumping netbook numbers?
ZDNet (blog) - - Jun 3, 2010
Google's new Chrome operating system will be out later this year. With XP in decline, has the netbook playing field opened up to increase success in the neglected device range?
Will the Chrome OS be a game changer? FierceCIO
Google to allow developers to use Chrome operating system for free SmartCompany.com.au
SpaceX Falcon 9 achieves orbit on maiden flight
Register - 14 hours ago
The SpaceX Falcon 9 launched on its maiden flight on Friday at 11:45pm Pacific Daylight Time, 15 minutes short of the end of its four-hour launch window.
Launch of SpaceX Falcon 9 private rocket is a success Washington Post
Space X Achieves Earth Orbit Wired News
Andries Bekker's mistress says reports on her untrue
NewsTime - 4 hours ago
By Sthembile Shelembe ; Alet Strydom, the 22-year old mistress of Andries Bekker, has denied the reports on her sexual behavior while admitting to having an affair with the Stormers player in the knowledge that he was married when she met him.
Bekker exposed on camera iAfrica.com
Attorney: Gary Coleman has will from 1999
The Associated Press - - 13 hours ago
SALT LAKE CITY - A Utah attorney said Friday a client of his has been named the executor of Gary Coleman's estate with the power to make funeral arrangements for the late actor.
New will surfaces in Gary Coleman saga Salt Lake Tribune
Gary Coleman's Funeral Cancelled TheCelebrityCafe.com
Burnout at Bushfire
Mail & Guardian Online - - Jun 3, 2010
The corporate sponsorship buck plays a huge role in the South African arts sector. Think the First National Bank Joburg Art Fair, the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz, the MTN South African Music Awards and the Absa Design Indaba.
Boycotts and beyond... The Press, York
Globespinning with South Africa Fort Worth Star Telegram
Sir Paul brings down the House
Times LIVE - Jun 3, 2010
US President Barack Obama and his family got into the swing of things at a White House concert staged as a tribute to British pop legend Sir Paul McCartney.
Obama Belts 'Hey Jude' with McCartney and Friends TheCelebrityCafe.com
William says England morale high
The Press Association - 23 minutes ago
Prince William has said morale was high in England's World Cup dressing room despite the injury to Rio Ferdinand which has forced the team captain to pull out of the tournament.
Amnesty fires warning over lethal force during World Cup
AFP - 1 hour ago
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa police must not resort to a policy of shoot-to-kill just to relieve the pressure to protect football World Cup tourists from criminals, Amnesty International said on Saturday.
World Cup 2010: Let the Games begin! Telegraph.co.uk
AIDS groups protest FIFA ban policy The Associated Press
Dispute over Butch James shows players' welfare is being ignored
The Guardian - 17 hours ago
Premier Rugby's refusal to release Butch James for tomorrow's friendly between Wales and South Africa in Cardiff, a game arranged on a weekend designated by the International Rugby Board as a rest before summer tours, highlights the increasing demands ...
Money talks in 'Butch-gate' iAfrica.com
Premier Rugby to make Boks complaint The Press Association
World Cup 2010: using football to kick out Aids in South Africa
Telegraph.co.uk - - Jun 4, 2010
Witbank, like the whole of South Africa, is mad for football. Here, though, it is not glittering trophies at stake, but the safeguarding of young people from HIV and Aids, and a growing number of women players are helping to pass on a serious message ...
HIV groups call for condoms inside stadiums Independent Online
World Health Organization Scientists Linked to Swine Flu Vaccine Makers
ABC News - - 1 hour ago
Scientists who advised the World Health Organization on its influenza policies and recommendations—including the decision to proclaim the so-called swine flu a "pandemic" had close ties to companies that manufacture ...
In Sierra Leone, Children Must Not Serve As Bread Winners
Awareness Times - - 20 hours ago
The universal definition of a child is someone below the age of eighteen years, entitled to such rights as care and protection, including the mandate on their parents and guardians and the government to give them decent education, ...
Agonies of Children Who Are Being Hired As Soldiers TopNews United States
Child Soldiers Global Report 20081, Alarms on Mental Health Problems in Former ... TopNews United States