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Israeli-Palestine resolution not adopted

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Pretoria - The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has been unable to adopt a resolution that would have described as illegal, Israeli settlements in Palestine.

SA, UK strengthen relations

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Pretoria - Deputy International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Ebrahim I Ebrahim, will meet with the UK Minister for Africa, Henry Bellingham, to bolster relations between the two countries.

SAA to resume flights to UK

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Pretoria - Following days of bad weather, South Africans making their way to London to see loved ones will finally be able do so, with flights scheduled to fly out to the United Kingdom this morning.

Mexico's oil pipeline explosion death toll rises to 27

Monday, December 20, 2010

Mexico City - The death toll of an oil pipeline explosion in central Mexico rose to 27 with 52 injuries, state-run energy giant Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) said in a statement on Sunday.

Proteas trounce India

Monday, December 20, 2010

Durban - South Africa have recorded an emphatic victory over India in the first Test at SuperSport Park, Centurion, on Monday.

WikiLeaks founder granted bail

Friday, December 17, 2010

London - Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks who is facing charges of sexual assault, was granted conditional bail on Thursday at the High Court in London.

UN condemns post-election violence in Ivory Coast

Friday, December 17, 2010

New York - The UN Security Council has condemned the violence that broke out after the contested run-off presidential elections in Cote d'Ivoire, US UN Ambassador Susan Rice, who holds the rotating Council presidency for December, told reporters on Thursday.

SA sets targets for 2011 climate talks

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Pretoria - With the recent United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference in Mexico not having addressed a number of key issues, months of hard work lie ahead for South Africa - the host of the 2011 conference.

Massive quake hits Christchurch

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

New Zealand - The quake which hit Christchurch on Tuesday was centred 10km south-east of the South Island city and struck at 12:51pm.