Africa
Zimbabwe detains foreign diplomats
Harare/Johannesburg, May 14 (DPA) Police in Zimbabwe detained a group of Western diplomats for a brief period Tuesday after the ambassadors travelled to rural areas
IBSA calls for peace and stability in Darfur
Somerset West (South Africa), May 13 (IANS) India, Brazil and South Africa have expressed concern at the escalating violence in resource-rich Darfur in Sudan and ...Chad closes border with Sudan amid charges of aggression
Nairobi/N'Djamena, May 13 (DPA) Chad closed its border with Sudan overnight and cut off all economic ties with its neighbouring country amid accusations of aggression ...Nigeria wants AU observers for Zimbabwe run-off elections
Abuja, May 13 (DPA) The Nigerian government has called for a large deployment of African Union observers to monitor run-off elections in Zimbabwe. 'There is need ...IBSA taking concrete form: Pranab Mukherjee
Somerset West (South Africa), May 13 (IANS) The IBSA (India-Brazil-South Africa) initiative that aims to extend South-South cooperation is beginning to take shape five years ...IBSA naval exercise no precursor to treaty - Mukherjee
Somerset West (South Africa), May 13 (IANS) The first IBSA (India-Brazil-South Africa) naval exercise that brought ships from the three countries together off the coast ...Changes in South African politics will not affect IBSA
Somerset West (South Africa), May 13 (IANS) The changes in the political landscape of South Africa will not affect the work of the IBSA (India-Brazil-South ...UN and Security Council reform needed for democratic global governance: IBSA
Somerset West (South Africa), May 13 (IANS) There can be no meaningful reform of global democracy if the UN and the Security Council is not ...Soaring food prices seen as opportunity for African farmers
Nairobi, May 12 (DPA) Nigeria's Akin Adesina, vice president of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), sees the global food crisis as ...Violence in Zimbabwe continues amid arrests
Johannesburg/Harare, May 12 (DPA) Post-election violence in Zimbabwe continued unabated Sunday as the country headed for a presidential run-off, with more than 50 opposition members ...Sudan breaks diplomatic ties with Chad
Nairobi, May 12 (DPA) Sudan Sunday announced it had broken off diplomatic relations with Chad over a row about Chad's alleged support for rebels from ...Nigeria mobilises athletes for medals
Beijing, May 11 (Xinhua) Lagos: The Nigerian government has concluded plans to mobilise the country's athletes for the Olympic Games to reach their optimum conditions ...Nigerian athletes for Paralympics resume camping
Lagos: The Nigerian athletes who have been on a month's break are back in camp at the Liberty Stadium in Southwest Nigeria Ibadan in Oyo ...Opposition ready for Zimbabwe presidential run-off (Lead)
Pretoria, May 10 (DPA) Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai Saturday said that he will take part in a run-off presidential ...Zimbabwe opposition to take part in presidential runoff
Pretoria, May 10 (DPA) Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai said Saturday he would take part in a runoff presidential election against ...South African president in Zimbabwe for fresh talks
Johannesburg, May 9 (DPA) South African President Thabo Mbeki returned to Zimbabwe Friday for talks with President Robert Mugabe on the country's post-election impasse as ...Olympics course for sports journalists in Nigeria
Lagos, May 9 (Xinhua) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) in conjunction with the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) is to organise a high-level training course for ...Indian book donation boosts research capacity at S African university
Johannesburg, May 8 (IANS) A gift of more than 500 books on a wide range of subjects by the Indian government has given a major ...Chinese arms ship leaves Luanda after offloading building supplies
Johannesburg, May 7 (DPA) The controversial Chinese ship carrying arms for the beleaguered government of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe left the Angolan port of Luanda ...Zimbabwe issues 250 bn dollar banknote to tackle price spiral
Harare, May 6 (DPA) In a sign of the growing worthlessness of Zimbabwe's currency, the country's central bank Tuesday introduced two new banknotes - a ...South African mobile firm confirms Bharti Airtel bid
Johannesburg, May 6 (IANS) After nearly two weeks of speculation and denials, the South African mobile network company MTN has said it is in 'exploratory' ...Zimbabwean police violently disperse religious group in Harare
Johannesburg/Harare, May 5 (DPA) Zimbabwean police violently dispersed a group of people aligned to the new head of the Methodist church who were attending a ...Zimbabwe's opposition to decide on weekend about run-off
Johannesburg/Harare, May 3 (DPA) Zimbabwe's opposition leaders denounced government demands for a run-off election as 'grand theft' and insisted they had 'won the elections', ...Zimbabwe poll panel says runoff vote needed(Second Lead)
Harare/Johannesburg, May 2 (DPA) Zimbabwe's Election Commission said Friday neither President Robert Mugabe nor his main challenger Morgan Tsvangirai had won outright in the March ...Shipwreck laden with treasures found off Namibian coast
Windhoek (Nambia), May 2 (DPA) Geologists prospecting for diamonds off the Namibian coast discovered a shipwreck laden with gold coins, cannons and elephant tusks on ...Most Commented
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Shahrukh Javed Jah
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03 March, 2008 03:57:37
I think musharraf should be ranked nuumber 1
Yogishri Oumkaar
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20 February, 2008 05:32:50
For democracy to survive, the majority of population of a country should be liberal, which is not the case with Pakistan. Democracy means a setup ...
Yogishri Oumkaar
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14 February, 2008 09:19:25
This was not just a political tamasha, they have also made a mockery of the lives of thousands of people. Every morning in almost all ...
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03 February, 2008 09:23:57
Mr. Raj Thackeray seems to be the most ignorant about Chhath Puja. By his comments, he has shown disrespect towards the people of Bihar ...
Steve Rice
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22 January, 2008 09:33:49
Mr. Gordon Brown has come on this visit to India and China with a specific purpose. As rightly said in the article Britain has now ...