June 19 2013 Last updated 10:21 pm
U.S. President Barack Obama said the swine influenza A-H1N1 has not been as virulent as feared, but he said the virus can spread easily, and there is the potential for many people to get sick from one person who has… बाँकी अंश »
South Africa’s election commission has indicated that the African National Congress will win the current national elections. The likely result will make the leader of the ruling ANC Party, Jacob Zuma, the country’s next president. Zuma, a Zulu, has had… बाँकी अंश »
All but 10 of the 192 UN member states adopted by consensus Tuesday a declaration at the Durban Review Conference in Geneva calling for protecting vulnerable people and fighting against racism, discrimination and intolerance. The second day of the conference… बाँकी अंश »
Johannesburg, April 21 (Xinhua) Soccer’s world governing body FIFA will earn about 25 billion rand (about $2.7 billion) from television rights to broadcast the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, an official said. FIFA TV director Niclas Ericson told reporters… बाँकी अंश »
Zimbabwe’s new coalition government has decided to withdraw the country’s worthless currency from circulation for at least a year and rely exclusively on other hard currencies, according to reports Sunday. Economic Planning Minister Elton Mangoma was quoted in the state-controlled… बाँकी अंश »
There seems to be no connection between a Pope and a condom. For the first is the supreme leader of Catholics, and the second is a known contraceptive for population control. However, these days, talks about condoms are incomplete without… बाँकी अंश »
Beijing, April 1 (Xinhua) The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged the countries where tuberculosis (TB) is prevalent to take urgent action to curb the spread of the disease. Addressing a meeting here Wednesday, WHO Director-General Margaret Chan said the… बाँकी अंश »
An excommunication order by the Catholic Church, issued after an abortion performed on a nine year old Brazilian girl, has been defended by the Vatican. The nine-year-old girl had conceived twins after alleged abuse by her stepfather. Cardinal Giovanni Battista… बाँकी अंश »
A group of ten Nepali women mountaineers is all set to embark on a mission to seven summits – the highest mountains of the seven continents. The group, comprising women from six different districts and ethnic groups of Nepal, announced… बाँकी अंश »
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has said he intends seizing more land from white farmers. Speaking during his ostentatious 85th birthday celebrations which were held in the town of Chinhoyi, north of capital Harare, he stated that he remained in control… बाँकी अंश »