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Second black box of AirAsia flight retrieved

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Jakarta - The cockpit voice recorder of crashed AirAsia flight QZ8501 was retrieved on Tuesday from sea and was on board an Indonesian navy ship bound for capital Jakarta for analysis.

Malaysia hopes for Russia’s further help in MH17 crash probe

Monday, January 12, 2015

Quito - The speaker of Malaysia’s Senate, Abu Zahar Ujang, said on Monday he hopes Russia will continue providing assistance in investigating the July 2014 crash of the Malaysian Boeing near Donetsk, eastern Ukraine.

SA assumes G77 chair

Friday, January 9, 2015

Pretoria - South Africa has assumed the chair of the largest coalition of developing countries in the United Nations (UN), the Group of 77 (G77).

SA condemns terrorist attack in France

Thursday, January 8, 2015

Pretoria - The South African government has extended its condolences to the government and people of France following the terrorist attack against journalists and members of the public in Paris on Wednesday.

Evacuation of bodies from AirAsia flight QZ8501 begins

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Jakarta - Three out of the six bodies spotted in the Karimata Strait waters, west of Kalimantan Island, have been evacuated by a team of the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) on Tuesday.

Missing AirAsia plane maybe at sea bottom: Indonesian official

Monday, December 29, 2014

Jakarta - The AirAsia plane with 162 people on board may have fallen into the bottom of the sea, 24 hours after the jetliner vanished from radar en route from Indonesia to Singapore, said Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency chief on Monday.

Cuban Five released by US

Friday, December 19, 2014

Havana - Cuban leader Raul Castro confirmed on Wednesday that the remaining three agents of The Five, a Cuban intelligence group, were released and returned to their home country after 16 years of imprisonment in United State jails.

SA hails decision to normalise US-Cuba relations

Thursday, December 18, 2014

Pretoria - The South African government has hailed the move of American and Cuban leaders to open a new chapter on their diplomatic relations which have been severed since 1961.