AFP - The embattled premier of Australia's most populous state, New South Wales, was forced to resign Friday after his party withdrew support for him over a dramatic reshuffle of his cabinet.
AFP - North Korea will delay a long-awaited probe into abductions of Japanese citizens, officials said Friday, as dovish Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's sudden resignation set back moves to ease tension.
New governor general in Australia
Quentin Bryce is sworn in as Australia's governor general, the first woman to serve as Queen Elizabeth's representative there.
EU Seeks to Bolster Ties to Former Soviet States
The European Union's foreign ministers are to seek ways of boosting their influence in the former USSR following the recent conflict between Russia and Georgia when they meet for informal talks in France.
South Africans start relief fund for Bihar flood victims
Leading South African Indian businessman Ranjith Ramnarain and a dozen community leaders here have started a relief fund for the victims of the Bihar floods. Visiting film stars from India, including noted actor in Bhojpuri films Ravi Kishen, have lent
GM potato blessing for small farmers: South African group
The availability of a new genetically-modified (GM) potato variety will be a blessing for South African small-scale farmers, GM interest group AfricaBio has said here. The group said it supported the introduction of a GM version of the Spunta potato
New Tools Needed For African Health Workers Performing Male Circumcisions
African health workers performing male circumcision in an effort to curb the spread of HIV need better tools and more training to avoid high rates of complications, according to a World Health Organization study published Monday in the WHO Bulletin,
Marwa replaces Ali as Ambassador to S. Africa
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reporting yesterday that Marwas agreement has been received by Nigeria. Necessary arrangements would soon be put in place for him to depart, to assume duty in Pretoria after presenting his Letters of Credence to the South
UN rejects Somali request
The United Nations Security Council has rejected a request from Somalia's interim government to send a UN peacekeeping force, saying conditions must first improve. Currently, an African Union force, comprising 2,600 Ugandan and Burundian troops, is
Workers Struggles: Europe & Africa
Site invites workers and other readers to contribute Europe Postal strike looms in France A national strike by post office workers has been called on September 23 to protest government plans that unions say will lead to the privatisation of the French
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