

Trump accepts nomination, says US in crisis and he'll fix it 'fast'
Declaring America in crisis, Donald Trump pledged to cheering Republicans and still-skeptical voters on Thursday night that as president...


Turkey's Erdogan gets sweeping new powers
Turkey will be able to extend detention times for suspects and issue decrees without parliamentary approval under a three-month state of...


Cops, zama zamas in shoot-out
Members of the South African Police Service National Intervention Unit (NIU) and a group of suspected Zama Zamas (illegal miners) got...


Sisters in ICU after shack burns
AN ANGRY man allegedly set fire to a shack in Greenwell Matongo, Windhoek, on Sunday night, burning the two sisters who are currently...


Nearly 100 dead or missing from China rains
Torrential rain lashing northern China in recent days has left nearly 100 people dead or missing, official figures showed. At least 24...


Muslims deported for 'performing prayers'
IMMIGRATION officials at Keetmanshoop arrested and deported nine South Africans on Tuesday. //Karas police regional commander Johannes...


Angolan activists likely to be released in prisoner amnesty
The Angolan parliament on Wednesday approved a prisoner amnesty expected to result in the release of 17 young activists - including a...
Police shoot autistic man's caretaker as he surrenders
Authorities say a Florida police officer shot and wounded an autistic man's caretaker following reports of a man threatening to shoot...


Teen girl shoots couple who let her off for shoplifting
A 13-year-old suburban St. Louis girl shot and critically wounded a couple who had let her go with a warning earlier that day after...


Doubt cast on German train attacker's nationality
German authorities cast doubt on Wednesday on whether a teenager who went on an axe rampage on a Bavarian train was really an Afghan...






