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Selebi trial put off by heavy rainsPrimedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News - - 12 hours ago Advocates in the Jackie Selebi corruption trial were forced to make contingency plans on Friday when all court cases at the South Gauteng High Court were postponed due to a power outage. Selebi trial: reluctant witnesses to testify Times LIVE Profile: First EU President Herman van RompuyBBC News - 48 minutes ago The EU's first permanent president, Belgian Prime Minister Herman van Rompuy, is a camera-shy man who has been catapulted from relative obscurity. Hymn to Belgium's EU president guardian.co.uk Herman? The world greets new EU President Independent Seven injured in head-on collisionIndependent Online - 7 hours ago Seven people were injured, two seriously, when a taxi and bakkie collided head-on in Durban on Friday evening, paramedics said. "The vehicles drove into the intersection of Umngeni and Kolling roads at the same time and collided head-on at 8.30pm," ... Boy, 7, hit by a car in Durban Independent Online |
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UNICEF chief calls for end of "unspeakable violations" against children
Xinhua - 3 hours ago
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The "unspeakable violations" that happen almost everyday to children all across the globe need to be a thing of the past, chief of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Ann Veneman said here on Friday.
Children's Rights Still Violated 20 Years After Convention Voice of America
Somalia to join child rights pact: UN Reuters South Africa
Major World Powers Dislike Nuclear Response From Iran
Voice of America - - 1 hour ago
Photo: AP The United States and five leading world powers meeting in Brussels expressed disappointment Friday that Iran had not accepted a uranium enrichment offer, even as the outgoing head of the International Atomic Energy Agency urged Tehran to ...
UN Official Seeks Global Action on Iran Wall Street Journal
6 world powers press Iran on nuclear issue The Associated Press
Pakistan: Fears of Militant Influx After Afghan Buildup
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By AP Pakistan expressed fear Friday that a large increase in foreign troops in Afghanistan could push militants across the border into its territory and called on the United States to consider that concern as it develops its new war strategy.
Drone Kills 8 in Pakistan Voice of America
East Africa sign customs union protocol
New Vision - 6 hours ago
By Vision Reporter THE five leaders of the East African Community (EAC) have signed a landmark agreement for a common market which allows free movement of people, goods, labour and capital across the member countries.
Strong bodies for EAC, Kibaki urges Capital FM
US concerned at restrictions on Ethiopia opposition
AFP - 13 hours ago
ADDIS ABABA - A senior United States official voiced concerns on Friday about the restrictions on opposition parties and human rights abuses in Ethiopia ahead of elections next year.
Ethiopia records deflation for fourth month running Reuters South Africa
Ethiopian court convicts 26 in alleged coup plot The Associated Press
Guinea's opposition rejects mediator's proposals
AFP - 13 hours ago
OUAGADOUGOU - Guinea's opposition on Friday rejected proposals to end political deadlock made by the mediator, President Blaise Compaore of Burkina Faso, on the grounds that they ignored the will of Guinea's people.
Mercenaries complicate peace bid Independent Online
Home Affairs helps displaced foreigners
Times LIVE - 10 hours ago
The home affairs department said Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma sent a delegation to De Doorns in the Western Cape to help displaced immigrants who had lost their papers during protests this week.
Farmers responsible for attacks? Independent Online
Talks on unions banned
Independent Online - 14 hours ago
The defence ministry insisted on Friday that an interim service commission reporting on conditions in the military never had a mandate to raise the fraught issues of trade unions for soldiers.
Shock report on SA's 'military time bomb' Times LIVE
The da's Mr Delivery Mail & Guardian Online
SACP sees red over Malema
Independent Online - 11 hours ago
The SA Communist Party on Friday defended its general secretary, Jeremy Cronin, after ANC Youth League president Julius Malema lambasted the former's stance on nationalising the mines.
Communist to save mines Mineweb
VWSA wins big export contract
Times LIVE - 19 hours ago
Volkswagen South Africa has been awarded an export contract for up to 300, 000 cars, reports The Herald online. The right-hand-drive Polos would go to leading markets worldwide in a deal seen as a huge boost for the Eastern Cape and the country's motor ...
South Africa: Eastern Cape Polos for Markets Abroad AllAfrica.com
Is SAPS sacrificing delivery service for Affirmative Action
FTO (blog) - 12 hours ago
There is no future for minorities in the force. They can serve in the police force but the likely hood that they would be promoted is so much less than a fellow black policeman.
Equality vs equity Sowetan
Marcus will not intervene on rand
Times LIVE - Nov 19, 2009
Reserve Bank governor Gill Marcus reiterated she would not use the country's foreign currency reserves to curb the strong rand.
Brin: Two Google Operating Systems May Become One
PC World - 2 hours ago
Google co-founder says Chrome and Android could someday become a single OS. Chrome browser plus Android OS equals... Android. David Coursey It has been difficult for Google to explain away the seeming conflict between Chrome OS and Android.
Chrome OS: There Will Be Local Storage InformationWeek
Done and dusted
iAfrica.com - 14 hours ago
The Dacia Duster concept car that was designed by Renault Design Central Europe and presented in the same year at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show, will be making a "real-world" showing at France's Trophée Andros ice-racing series in December 2009.
Prost's new V6 Dacia racer Wheels24.co.za
Don't hold your breath for LLU
ITWeb - - 16 hours ago
Telkom is waiting for the Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA) to direct it on the next step in the local loop unbundling (LLU) process.
Climate crunch
guardian.co.uk - 3 hours ago
Unless they end in promises, and a treaty within months, Ed Miliband believes the Copenhagen talks will be a disaster. But can the British energy secretary, in Denmark for a frantic round of pre-summit diplomacy, win the argument?
Top UN Scientist Laments US Pace on Climate Actions New York Times
'New Moon' poised for biggest box office day ever
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago
"The Twilight Saga: New Moon" is poised to break its second box office record in a single day. According to four people who have closely watched ticket sales data today but requested anonymity because they are not authorized to release the information, ...
The 'Twilight' at midnight experience: tears, screams, heavy medication Entertainment Weekly
Oprah's departure presents problem for TV stations
The Associated Press - - 1 hour ago
CHICAGO - For more than two decades, Oprah Winfrey has been the inspirational, change-your-life champion who reigned over daytime television much like Johnny Carson once ruled late night.
The Fine Art of Quitting While She's Ahead New York Times
End of an era for Oprah Winfrey show BBC News
Jennifer Hudson to play Winnie Mandela
guardian.co.uk - Nov 18, 2009
First lady … Winnie Mandela (pictured in 1990) and Jennifer Hudson. Photograph: TS/Keystone USA/Rex Features and George Pimentel/wireimage The Oscar-winning actor Jennifer Hudson is to play Winnie Mandela in a new biopic about the former wife of South ...
Jennifer Hudson To Play Winnie Mandela TheCelebrityCafe.com
Pep Guardiola supports Thierry Henry and video refereeing
guardian.co.uk - 3 hours ago
A poster outside FC Barcelona's Joan Gamper Sports Centre near Barcelona calling for an apology from Thierry Henry. Photograph: Josep Lago/AFP/Getty Images Thierry Henry was confronted by an 8ft poster of himself emblazoned with the words "I'm sorry" ...
Rain wipes out England ODI opener
BBC Sport - 11 hours ago
Persistent heavy rain saw the first match of the one-day international series between South Africa and England abandoned without a ball being bowled.
Wanderers ODI washed out SkySports
Progress being made on Semenya - IAAF
The Press Association - 14 hours ago
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) said that progress was being made into world 800 metres champion Caster Semenya's future career as a female athlete.
Semenya to keep medal Times LIVE
Semenya to keep her gold medal Times Online
AIDS, malaria eclipse the biggest child-killers
The Associated Press - - Nov 19, 2009
HANOI, Vietnam - Diarrhea doesn't make headlines. Nor does pneumonia. AIDS and malaria tend to get most of the attention. Yet even though cheap tools could prevent and cure both diseases, they kill an estimated 3.5 million kids under 5 each a year ...
Activists denounce Uganda's homosexuality bill guardian.co.uk
Mbeki and the charge of genocide - Frans Cronje Politicsweb
Public hospitals under scrutiny
Independent Online - 10 hours ago
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said on Friday that a group of senior government officials would be created to assess the state of South Africa's 354 public hospitals.
Minister to assess public hospitals Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
US man sues after 'ear lands in trash'
Sydney Morning Herald - 4 hours ago
A New York man is giving city authorities and a Bronx hospital an earful for allegedly tossing his ear in the trash after it was ripped off by a dog, the Daily News reports.
Alcohol 'protects men's hearts'
BBC News - Nov 18, 2009
Drinking alcohol every day cuts the risk of heart disease in men by more than a third, a major study suggests. The Spanish research involving more than 15500 men and 26000 women found large quantities of alcohol could be even more beneficial for men.
Drinking up to bottle of wine a day can cut heart disease risk Telegraph.co.uk
Moderate Drinking Guards the Heart U.S. News & World Report