Pretoria - Concerned by the escalating violence in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, top United Nations officials have urged all sides to exercise restraint and find a peaceful solution to the ongoing crisis.
Damascus - The Syrian parliamentary speaker has stressed full representation of that country’s "national" opposition in the peace talks of the Geneva II conference, according to the official SANA news agency.
Brussels - President of the Eurogroup and Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem says there is no need to discuss fresh aid for Greece, which has been bailed out twice before, before autumn 2014.
Sao Paulo - Scientists from the University of Sao Paulo (USP) say that preliminary tests for an experimental anti-HIV vaccine have produced "unexpectedly good results".
Geneva - A hijacked Ethiopian plane landed early on Monday at Geneva International Airport, but the situation on the plane was still unclear, according to multiple reports.
Pretoria - Ajax Amsterdam sensational midfielder, Thulani Serero, has been included in the 23-man squad to face five-time champions, Brazil, in an international friendly match to be played at FNB Stadium on Wednesday, March 5.
Pretoria - More relief has moved in for Syrians trapped in the Old City of Homs for nearly two years without aid, while more evacuees have moved out.
Geneva - The United Nations' mediator for Syria will meet with the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and the US Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs in Geneva on Friday.
Havana - Negotiations toward a new political and cooperation agreement between the European Union (EU) and Cuba will begin soon, the bloc's representative in Havana, Herman Portocarrero, said on Monday.
Pretoria - UN relief chief Valerie Amos has welcomed the extension of the humanitarian pause in Syria's old Homs city, a UN spokesperson said.
