South Africa: Lawmakers take oath of office ahead of election of President, VP
South African lawmakers were beginning to be sworn in on Friday (Jun. 14) in Cape Town. The chief justice Raymond Zondo oversaw the first...
South Africa: Pilot study uses traditional healers to test for HIV
In an attempt to tackle the stigma and reluctance of people to test for HIV, South African authorities are recruiting traditional...
Cooling systems bring some relief amid soaring temperatures at Hajj
Water misting systems were being used near Arafat Mount in Saudi Arabia on Saturday to relieve pilgrims from the searing heat which has...
Man charged with murder after woman’s death in Massey, West Auckland
Police have charged a 46-year-old man with murder after the death of a woman in the West Auckland suburb of Massey. Detective Senior...
World's largest cable-stayed bridge fully connected in east China
The world's largest span cable-stayed bridge, the Changtai Yangtze River Bridge, achieved full connectivity on Sunday in east China's...
Senior Chinese diplomat elaborates on win-win cooperation, South China Sea issue
Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong led a delegation to Laos to attend senior officials' meetings of the Association of Southeast...
Haiti's new leader faces health scare
Haiti’s newly selected prime minister, Garry Conille, was hospitalised late Saturday in the capital of Port-au-Prince just days after...
Hundreds rally in Ghana over power outages
Ghana's capital Accra was rocked by a massive demonstration on Saturday as civil society groups took to the streets to demand an end to...
Black medic who saved dozens of lives on D-Day finally honored
A medal richly deserved but long denied to an African American combat medic wounded on Omaha Beach in the D-Day landings has been...
Hamilton man Mason Helm gets law degree while on bail for ‘sophisticated’ offending
A young “sophisticated and intelligent criminal” put GPS trackers on vehicles, mostly Ford Rangers, then copied their keys so he could...
