| |  South Africa marks 50th anniversary of massacre
5:37AM CT
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Family members of victims raised flowers to the sky and placed them on gravestones Sunday to mark the 50th anniversary of the massacre that became a turning point in the anti-apartheid struggle and drew world condemnation. | | |
Doubts grow on Somali offensive's chances at peace
Mar 20 2010 10:01AM CT
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Problems including corrupt officials and a lack of supplies have delayed Somalia's military offensive against Islamic insurgents, but even before the first shot has been fired new warnings have emerged that blood may be spilled for little or no gain. | | |
Minister: Sierra Leone rattled by disaster hoax
Mar 19 2010 4:59PM CT
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - A top official in Sierra Leone's government said he raced to a town in the country Friday after news reports said at least 200 people had been killed in a mining accident there, only to find out it was a hoax. | | |
Malawi churches: same sex acts "sinful"
Mar 19 2010 10:35AM CT
BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) - Malawi church leaders say that homosexuality is "sinful" and urge Western nations to withdraw threats to halt aid to this southern Africa country over a court case that could send two gay men to jail for up to 14 years. | | |
Rioters protest bail for SAfrican hip-hop artist
Mar 19 2010 7:36AM CT
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - South African police have fired water cannons at angry youths and children protesting a court decision to grant bail to a hip-hop artist accused of killing four children in a drag race. | | |
Warships take new strategy against Somali pirates
Mar 18 2010 11:58AM CT
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - An international fleet of warships is attacking and destroying Somali pirate vessels closer to the shores of East Africa and the new strategy, combined with more aggressive confrontations further out to sea, has dealt the brigands a setback, officials and experts said Thursday. | | |
SAfrica president's no confidence vote thrown out
Mar 18 2010 10:10AM CT
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - South Africa's ruling party says it used its overwhelming majority in the nation's parliament to throw out a no confidence vote in President Jacob Zuma. | | |
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