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Pretoria – Minister in the Presidency, Jeff Radebe, says BRICS countries must continue to embrace innovation as a key driver for economic growth.

New York - A patient now isolated in a New York hospital has tested positive for Ebola, becoming the city's first diagnosed case, officials announced on Thursday night.

Pretoria - Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Maite Nkoana-Mashabane has called on Israel to lift the blockade on Gaza so the Palestinian people can rebuild their lives.

Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane is Cairo for the International Donors’ Conference on Palestine.

Pretoria – Government has condemned an attack, which claimed the lives of more than 30 school children and left many more injured in the city of Homs in Syria.

Brasilia - Millions of Brazilians on Sunday morning began to cast their votes in the first round of general elections for a new president, state governors and national as well as state legislators.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has sent condolences to the government and people of Japan following the death of Japanese hikers after a volcano eruption at Mount Ontake.

Istanbul - Turkey has called on the international community to help it cope with the flood of refugees fleeing the Syrian civil war.

Hong Kong - The Hong Kong government on Monday announced the cancellation of its National Day Fireworks Display on 1 October, amid protests.

New York – United Nation Secretary General Ban Ki Moon on Wednesday called on UN member-states to build on the foundation laid by the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which he said had lifted nearly one billion out of extreme poverty.