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Port-au-Prince - A powerful aftershock hit Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince at 6:03am local time early on Wednesday.

Port-au-Prince - The United Nations (UN) is "straining every nerve" to ramp up its aid to the countless victims of Haiti's devastating earthquake, from medical care, food and water supplies to security and logistics.

Johannesburg - Terror attacks are not a threat to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, says Argentinean head coach Diego Maradona.

Port-Au-Prince - The Haitian government on Thursday began to move large amount of homeless people left by the devastating earthquake to temporary accommodations out of the capital.

Pretoria - The first Rescue South Africa (RSA) team, which was helping with immediate search and rescue operations in the earthquake stricken Haiti, is expected to return home later today.

Pretoria - The United Nations will hold a special session on 18 July, to mark Nelson Mandela International Day

Johannesburg - Head coach Diego Maradona is confident that Argentinian soccer player, Lionel Messi, will take the country to the final of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Pretoria - German skipper, Philipp Lahm, says his team is expecting a classic game against the Argentineans on Saturday.

Durban - Ghana will be looking to rewrite history books when they take on Uruguay on Friday in a quarter-final clash at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Pretoria - South Africa and the United Arab Emirates have strengthened their trade relations by signing several memorandums of understanding on Friday.