Caracas - The coffin of the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez was transferred from hospital to the chapel of Military Academy on Wednesday night for a wake, after more than six hours of parade in Caracas.
Pretoria - Eighteen countries bordering the Indian Ocean, including South Africa, are today taking part in an exercise to test a tsunami early warning system.
Pretoria - The 17th World Festival of Youth & Students will be launched this morning in Johannesburg, by Minister in the Presidency: Responsible for Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Collins Chabane.
Pretoria - International football teams yearning for a spot in the 2010 FIFA World Cup will be back in action this evening, as most group phase qualifying matches reach a conclusion.
Nairobi - African lawmakers are meeting to discuss best ways to handle the harsh environmental conditions brought by climate change ahead of the UN meeting on global warming in Denmark.
Seoul - With the two-day G20 Seoul Summit to be held in a few hours, Heads of State from the globe and leaders of the international organisations have arrived in South Korea.
Pretoria - Four more international teams have booked their spots in the 2010 FIFA World Cup after another exciting round of qualifiers last night.
Canberra - Australian police on Monday said the death toll from Victoria's bushfires reached 131 and could top 200 as authorities sift through the piles of ash that were once entire communities.
Pretoria - Local music group Ladysmith Black Mambazo won the Best Traditional World Music Album award at the 2009 Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles, California on Sunday night.
Seoul - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said it is likely to reach an agreement on the basic principle of indicative guidelines on trade imbalance at the G20 Summit.
