Border gunmen storm Mexico newspaper 2006-02-07 10:53:42
Heavily armed gunmen tossed a grenade into the offices of a newspaper on Mexico's drug-plagued border with the United States, seriously
wounding a reporter.Full Story...
US gynaecologist gets 20 years for rape 2006-02-07 10:16:58
Nigerian obstetrician-gynaecologist, Charles Momah, has been sentenced - three months after a jury convicted him on two counts of rape and two counts of indecent liberties with patients.Full Story...
Rumsfeld says force is an option against Iran 2006-02-07 05:51:50
The United States government has not ruled out military force against Iran as a means of preventing the Middle East nation from obtaining nuclear weapons, according to Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.Full Story...
Former US president's son running for Senate 2006-02-07 11:13:07
The son of former president Jimmy Carter, Jack, has announced that he will run for the US Senate in his first attempt to be elected for office.Full Story...
US senator calls for UN sanctions on Iran 2006-02-07 00:59:19
Leading American senator Richard Lugar has urged the United Nations Security Council to impose sanctions on Iran if the Middle East nation does not comply with UN resolutions and arms pacts.Full Story...
Nagin looks for helping hands from overseas 2006-02-07 01:07:44
New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin is looking abroad for financial help to rebuild his hurricane-damaged city because of shortcomings in aid from the United States government.Full Story...
California forest fire threatens homes 2006-02-07 01:11:52
Hundreds of families had to pack up and run when a forest fire broke out in southern California, causing extensive damage to the hilly Cleveland National Forest.Full Story...
No limousine for new Canadian prime minister 2006-02-07 01:17:26
Stephen Harper has been sworn in as Canada's new prime minister only two weeks after his Conservative Party's victory in the general election - and his pledge of "more work, less show" was echoed in his decision not to travel in a limousine...Full Story...
Bush aims to tame deficits with domestic cuts 2006-02-06 23:46:45
Democratic senators in the United States have criticised President George Bush for his new budget plan, which they claim puts serious strain on working-class Americans who are "already bearing the brunt of his fiscal mismanagement".Full Story...
Marathon puts New Orleans' best foot forward 2006-02-06 15:58:51
Lining up for the Mardi Gras Marathon in the shadow of the Superdome and a blasted-out office tower offers plenty of reminders of the destruction of Hurricane Katrina, writes Devlin Barrett.Full Story...
Bush seeks domestic-spend cuts in 2007 budget 2006-02-06 11:50:12
United States President George Bush will be targeting various domestic and health programmes in his 2007 budget speech, as he faces concern and frustration among some of his Republican allies over surging deficits.Full Story...
Networks' iTunes gamble paying off 2006-02-06 10:54:38
Television networks took a leap into the unknown when they started selling their shows on Apple's iTunes online store, but even in these early days, it's starting to look as if that faith in digital downloads was well placed.Full Story...
Haitians to vote for new president 2006-02-06 10:34:13
An explosion of violence is expected as Haitians prepare themselves for an election deemed as the government's latest attempt to put its floundering democracy back on track.Full Story...
Bush gears up to unveil his new budget 2006-02-06 00:03:29
American President George Bush will most likely emphasise domestic-spending austerity when he unveils a national budget that aims to counter a spendthrift image and rally Republicans in an election year, writes Caren Bohan.Full Story...
Haiti poll may pave way for Aristide's return 2006-02-05 15:54:55
Haiti's return to free elections when it votes for a new president may not go down well with the US government, for all its talk about building democracy around the world, analysts say.Full Story...
'Marlboro Man' turns against the war 2006-02-05 15:39:26
The image of US Marine Lance-Corporal Blake Miller with a cigarette hanging from his mouth - his grime-covered face showed the exhaustion of battle - had become a symbol of the war in Iraq. Now the 21-year-old is talking about the trauma of what he experienced and the scars he still bears, physical and mental.Full Story...
Thousands pay tribute to civil rights icon 2006-02-05 10:01:06
More than 10 000 people have filed past the coffin of Coretta Scott King, the late widow of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Junior, who died at the age of 78.Full Story...
California prison riot leaves one dead 2006-02-05 09:56:08
A racially charged riot pitting hundreds of Latino inmates against black prisoners at a Los Angeles-area prison has left one inmate dead and about 50 injured, officials have said.Full Story...
Mourners pay tribute to Mrs King 2006-02-04 17:16:43
Mourners have started lining up well in advance of the official service of Coretta Scott King - who is to be honoured as the fist woman and black person to lie in honour in Georgia's state Capitol.Full Story...
US expels Venezuelan diplomat 2006-02-04 10:33:51
Relations between the US and Venezuela has hit a new low as Washington ordered a Venezuelan diplomat out of the country in retaliation for Caracas's move to kick out an American naval attache on espionage charges.Full Story...
US backs Muslim outcry about caricatures 2006-02-04 08:52:00
The United States government has voiced its support for Muslims outraged at European newspapers that printed caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed in a move that could help America's battered image in the Islamic world.Full Story...
'Offenders could still end up on council' 2006-02-03 01:25:04
The proposal for a new Human Rights Council to be formed under the auspices of the United Nations has been cautiously welcomed by rights groups, although some argue that offending nations could still gain membership.Full Story...
Gogh portrait expected to fetch millions 2006-02-03 01:13:41
Vincent van Gogh's portrait of a cafe owner, based on a sketch by his friend and fellow artist Paul Gauguin, could fetch more than R240-million when it is auctioned in New York later this year.Full Story...
Dog survives concrete-block drowning 2006-02-02 12:30:44
A man is facing five years in prison for allegedly tying a 28kg concrete block to his dog and throwing the animal into a canal in the United States.Full Story...
Bono asks Bush for billions in aid 2006-02-02 12:27:13
U2 rocker Bono, quoting the Bible and the rock band Dire Straits, urged President George Bush to boost US aid to the world's poor by approximately R152-million.Full Story...
Man jumps from Empire State Building 2006-02-02 10:21:30
A young New York man has committed suicide from the city's landmark Empire State Building after gaining access to an empty office on the 66th floor, police said.Full Story...
Drug courier pups rescued 2006-02-02 03:37:41
A crew of Colombian drug dealers has allegedly turned pure-bred puppies into drug couriers by surgically implanting them with packets of liquid heroin, US authorities have said.Full Story...
Peppermint, cinnamon can keep you awake 2006-02-02 02:03:50
Researchers from West Virginia have found that getting a whiff of pleasant odours periodically while driving increases alertness, reduces fatigue, and even lowers drivers' anxiety and frustration.Full Story...
City buries two anonymous Katrina victims 2006-02-02 00:39:23
Five months after Hurricane Katrina claimed their lives, a man and woman whose identities remain a nagging mystery to US officials are to be buried in Mississipi.Full Story...
Bible owned by Luther King's mom auctioned 2006-02-02 00:59:54
It was probably bought for only a few dollars, but the personal worth of the Bible owned by Martin Luther King's mother is inestimable - which is probably why bidders at an Atlanta auction were prepared to pay so much for it.Full Story...
Lawyers tussle about blame in Enron collapse 2006-02-01 03:41:55
Prosecutors have accused former Enron chief executives Ken Lay and Jeffrey Skilling of lying to cover up their company's crumbling finances, but defence attorneys say crooked underlings destroyed the energy giant in opening arguments of the two men's criminal trial.Full Story...
Bush declares 'state of our union is strong' 2006-01-31 23:26:00
Hampered by an unpopular war, US President George Bush has called for training more teachers to improve US competitiveness with booming Asian nations and has declared that America must break its dependence on Middle East oil.Full Story...
Alito confirmed as new Supreme Court justice 2006-01-31 12:02:54
Samuel A Alito Jr has become the 110th US Supreme Court justice, confirmed with one of the most partisan victories in modern history after a fierce battle over the future direction of the high court.Full Story...
Mbeki salutes 'good friend' Mrs King 2006-01-31 11:51:02
President Thabo Mbeki has expressed his condolences to the family of the late Coretta Scott King, widow of the US civil rights leader Martin Luther King, from whom he says "many of the world's downtrodden and oppressed drew inspiration".Full Story...
Enron trial set for opening arguments 2006-01-31 11:14:19
US Judge Sim Lake has sworn in a jury of eight women, four men and four alternates - defying complaints from the defence team of former Enron CEOs Ken Lay and Jeffrey Skilling that an unbiased jury could not be seated.Full Story...
Scorpions in 'alien zone' to improve skills 2006-01-31 04:17:38
While the future of the crime-fighting Scorpions unit hangs in the balance, three of its members are flying off into the heart of one of the most famous "UFO history" sites to improve their middle-management skills.Full Story...
Tributes pour in for Mrs King 2006-01-31 09:48:55
The death of Coretta Scott King, who surged to the front of the fight for racial equality in America after her husband Martin Luther King Jr was murdered in 1968, has been described as "a very sad hour".Full Story...
Former postal worker goes on rampage 2006-01-31 07:59:04
An ex-postal worker apparently shot herself in the head after killing six at a mail processing plant in California.Full Story...
Coretta Scott King dies at 78 2006-01-31 06:58:08
Coretta Scott King, who surged to the forefront of the fight for racial equality after her husband Martin Luther King Jr was murdered in 1968, has died.Full Story...
Zawahri appears close to al-Qaeda - official 2006-01-31 00:57:56
The ability of Ayman al-Zawahri, a leading figure in al-Qaeda, to produce a video-taped message soon after escaping a US air strike suggests he is in close touch with the network's propaganda arm, a US counter-terrorism official has said.Full Story...
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