BELBEK AIRBASE, Crimea — Russian troops forced their way into a Ukrainian airbase in Crimea with armoured vehicles, automatic fire and stun grenades
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Pistorius to sell SA house to pay lawyers
Johannesburg — South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius is to sell his house in order to fund the legal costs of his murder trial, his lawyer has said.
Boat accident kills 19 in Uganda
KAMPALA — At least 19 people were killed and dozens of others were missing yesterday after a boat carrying mostly Congolese refugees capsized
Warning shots fired to turn monitors back from Crimea
Warning shots were fired to prevent an unarmed international military observer mission from entering Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Crimea.
Ukraine conflict: Obama warns Russia
US President Barack Obama has warned Russia against any military intervention in Ukraine after the country’s new leaders accused Moscow of deploying forces in the Crimea region.
Ukraine protesters seize president’s office
Kiev — Protesters seized the Kiev office of President Viktor Yanukovich yesterday and his whereabouts were a mystery, as the pro-Russian leader’s grip on power rapidly eroded following bloodshed in […]
China shadow banks threatened with default
Six Chinese trust firms have lent more than 5 billion yuan (US$824,6 million) to a delinquent coal company.
International court to look into Car crime allegations
The International Criminal Court will open a preliminary examination into crimes allegedly committed during the conflict in the Central African Republic.
US official speaks on Mugabe exclusion
US President Barack Obama did not invite President Robert Mugabe for a landmark United States-Africa summit in August because the Zimbabwean leader is currently a “Specially Designated National.
European Union to send peacekeepers to CAR
European Union foreign ministers are expected to agree tomorrow to send up to 1 000 soldiers to help stabilise Central African Republic
