

Ireland name enlarged squad for All Blacks Test
Ireland coach Joe Schmidt said players in the squad named on Wednesday who do not make the Test with world champions New Zealand on...


Trump vows to spend big on White House race
Donald Trump vowed to pour his own millions into the race for the White House Wednesday, refusing to be written off in the uphill battle...


Second powerful aftershock rattles Rome
A pair of powerful aftershocks shook central Italy on Wednesday, knocking out power, closing a major highway and sending panicked...


Nigerian leader Buhari asks for $30bn in foreign loans
Nigeria's president Muhammadu Buhari wants $30bn in foreign loans for infrastructure and other projects over the next three years to...


Party members question Kathindi's honesty
Members of the Swapo party's Swakopmund district have questioned how businessman Sylvanus 'Bobboh' Kathindi was elected as district...


Murray tested in Vienna as No 1 race continues
Andy Murray's pursuit of the world No 1 ranking was severely tested by Slovak left-hander Martin Klizan in his Vienna opener on Wednesday...


Private service for woman lost at sea exposes family rift
Carrying a bouquet of pink and purple flowers, Nathan Carman met with about a dozen others on Wednesday for a private church service in...


Israeli guards escape charges in 'attack' shooting
Israeli prosecutors decided Wednesday to close the files of two guards who shot dead Palestinian sibling "attackers" at a crossing...


UN says 145 child soldiers released in South Sudan
The UN children's agency Unicef said on Wednesday it had negotiated the release of 145 child soldiers from two rebel groups in South...


Esau wants phosphate clearance withdrawn
Fisheries minister Bernhard Esau wants Cabinet to instruct the environment ministry to immediately withdraw the environmental clearance...






