Reuters - U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon publicly rebuked Myanmar's generals on Saturday for denying him a visit to detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and said she should take part in politics before 2010 elections.
Israeli sub sails Suez Canal
JERUSALEM: An Israeli submarine sailed the Suez Canal to the Red Sea as part of a naval drill last month, defense sources said on Friday, describing the unusual maneuver as a show of strategic reach in the face of Iran. Israel long kept its three
Total, CNPC to bid on Venezuela oil blocks-WSJ
NEW YORK, July 4 (Reuters) - France's Total SA and China National Petroleum Corp plan to bid for two large oil blocks being auctioned in Venezuela, instead of one in which they had already shown interest, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people
10 killed in South Africa road accident
Ten people were killed and eight others seriously injured in South Africa's rural Eastern Cape region when a minibus taxi collided with a car and overturned, health official said on Saturday. 'The driver lost control after the taxi hit a car, overturned
Botched circumcisions leave 31 dead in S.Africa
JOHANNESBURG ? Thirty-one teenage boys have died from complications after botched traditional circumcision rites in South Africa's rural Eastern Cape region, officials said on Friday. 'Since the beginning of June, two deaths are being recorded almost
Liberian refugees mix farming, music for rich life in Capay Valley
On summer evenings in the Capay Valley, the sound of West African drumming and chanting rolls across the fields and orchards, as children dance beneath a towering oak. Two years ago this month the Tarlesson family -- an extended clan of Liberian refugees
Live - South Africa 0-3 British & Irish Lions
The Lions need a huge performance from captain Paul O'Connell South Africa 3-3 Lions 10 mins Boks win at the tail and put Olivier up the middle. Moved left then and Heaslip is pinged for killing the ball - not releasing the tackled player. Morne Steyn
Madagascar president to ask EU to maintain aid
ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) - Army-backed President Andry Rajoelina left for Brussels early on Saturday hoping to persuade the European Union not to suspend aid to Madagascar, its economy hit by political turmoil and the global crisis. Several key donors
Live - South Africa 3-3 British & Irish Lions
The Lions need a huge performance from captain Paul O'Connell 22 mins Lions scrum is strong but the Boks move it and get a numbers mismatch - Fourie gets through briefly. Moved right then and the Lions are scrambling. Worsley makes a big hit and on the
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