Zuma sworn-in as South African president again
Pretoria: Jacob Zuma was sworn-in as South Africa’s President for a second consecutive term and vowed to spearhead a “radical social economic transformation” to eradicate corruption that has plagued Africa’s second largest economy.
15 militants, 10 soldiers killed in Yemen attack
Sanaa: Yemeni soldiers killed 15 Al-Qaida fighters in fierce fighting with militants who launched a major attack overnight targeting army, security and government buildings in a southern city, authorities said.
7 killed in 3 separate blasts in Pakistan
Islamabad: Six soldiers and a civilian were killed in three separate bombings in Pakistan, including twin blasts in the capital.
Egypt jails 20 Morsi supporters for 5 yrs
Cairo: An Egyptian court jailed 20 supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi for five years today for storming the offices of the head of the prestigious Al-Azhar Islamic institution, judicial sources said.
sex-based abortions banned in UK
london: The UK government has issued fresh guidelines to close a legal loophole that allowed sex-based abortions amid reports that several infant girls were “missing” in certain ethnic communities, largely British Asian, who have a cultural preference to a male child.
266 hurt as quake rattles Greece, Turkey
Thessaloniki (Greece): An earthquake beneath the sea shook northern Greece and western Turkey with 266 people reportedly injured in Turkey. The quake struck at 12:25 pm southwest of Samothraki island, 296 kilometers northeast of the capital Athens.
rebels threaten vote in east Ukraine
Donetsk: “We're in a war situation,” says one of the deliverymen bringing ballot papers in under armed guard to a polling station in the eastern Ukrainian town of Dobropillya. "There is more security this time," he adds. Ukraine goes to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president.