| New York Times - 52 minutes ago The diplomatic struggle over the Arab League's peace proposal for Syria has nearly obscured an important detail of the plan: President Bashar al-Assad would be replaced in a transition by a loyal disciple. |
| Jerusalem Post - 22 minutes ago By REUTERS AND JPOST.COM STAFF 02/04/2012 02:46 Protesters, army officer reported killed; US senators threaten Egypt aid cut over crackdowns on pro-democracy groups. |
| Independent Online - 9 hours ago Embattled ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema will know the outcome of his appeal hearing on Saturday, February 04, 2012. The ANC's national disciplinary committee of appeal (NDCA) would hold a media briefing at the ANC's Luthuli House headquarters, ... |
| If all goes according to plan, Facebook founder, chairman, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's share of the profit in his company's upcoming initial public offering will result in him facing a tax bill of around $1.5bn for 2011. |
| Times LIVE - 1 hour ago Brad Barritt, formerly of the Sharks, during an England training session in Guildford yesterday. Barritt has been picked to make his debut for England at outside centre in their Six Nations opener against Scotland tomorrow Picture: DAVID ROGERS/GALLO ... |
| Vanguard - 18 minutes ago By Bisi Lawrence The trial of the former Head of State, General Sani Abacha's Chief Security Officer, Hamza AlMustapha, who was accused of the murder of Kudirat Abiola, eventually came to a decision a few days ago, with the judgment that he be hanged ... |
| New York Times - 2 hours ago DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - American and European officials said Friday that a mission by international nuclear inspectors to Tehran this week had failed to address their key concerns, indicating that Iran's leaders believe they can resist pressure ... |
| Wall Street Journal - 1 hour ago By ALESSANDRO TORELLO And FRANCES ROBINSON BRUSSELS—Russian natural-gas supplies to Europe were curtailed for a third straight day Friday as particularly cold winter weather increased Russia's domestic demand. |
| Thousands are set to protest in Moscow against fraud in Russia's recent parliamentary election. With a month to go before a presidential poll in which Vladimir Putin tries to return to his old job, Daniel Sandford asks why so many are convinced his ... |
| Voice of America - 7 hours ago 03 February 2012 Zimbabwe's Media Commission Moves to Ban Foreign Newspapers The commission says a number of foreign newspapers, especially from South Africa, have failed to comply with a 2010 directive to register and continue circulating illegally ... |
| Reuters Africa - 3 hours ago KIDAL, Mali Feb 4 (Reuters) - Heavy weapons fire rang out in and around the northern Malian town of Kidal overnight, residents said on Saturday, in a sign that a Tuareg-led rebellion was nearing the most significant target yet in two weeks of clashes. |
| Mmegi Online - 11 hours ago DAKAR: Rights activists and opposition supporters in Senegal, urged president, Abdoulaye Wade to pull out of upcoming elections on Wednesday, following protests that have so far left at least four dead. |
| The Nation Newspaper - 2 hours ago By Isaac Ombe-Yenagoa 1 hour ago The Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) governorship candidate in next week's election in Bayelsa State, Hon. |
| By Abdulwahab Abdulah Major Hamza Al-Mustapha like any ordinary man that has access to power would definitely have a time he will taste both the good and the sour aspect of what is attached to his political office. |
Pretoria - A Boeremag treason trialist, who allegedly attempted to escape from the North Gauteng High Court last year, was refused bail on Friday. |
| Independent Online - 17 hours ago By Sue Segar Demonstrators protest against the passing of the Protection of State Information Bill outside Parliament in Cape Town. |
| The sentencing of four young men who killed lesbian Zoliswa Nkonyana comes at an appropriate time for the country, even if there has been an inordinate delay since the crime was committed in February 2006. |
| Cape Town - The Western Cape High Court dismissed an application on the Dalai Lama's visa as it was too late to fix the past, the Inkatha Freedom Party said on Friday. |
| Financial Times - 7 hours ago By Alistair Gray Old Mutual is to pay out £1bn in a special dividend once shareholders approve the Anglo-South African life and savings group's planned £2.1bn sale of its Nordic businesses. |
| Wall Street Journal - 9 hours ago By DEVON MAYLIE JOHANNESBURG—Shares of South African mobile-phone operator MTN Group Ltd. fell on Friday after the company said it is investigating claims by Turkey's largest mobile-phone operator that it engaged in corruption to secure a deal in Iran. |
| Independent Online - 11 hours ago Prepaid electricity customers queue outside an Eskom vendor's home in Ntlazane Road in Harare, Khayelitsha. Photo: Brenton Geach Eskom's online vending system, which allows customers to buy pre-paid electricity, was back in operation on Friday, ... |
| Independent Online - 12 hours ago Trade unions have blamed Impala Platinum (Implats) for failing to provide security for intimidated workers at its Rustenburg operations as the mining firm fired 13 000 more workers yesterday, increasing the scalp tally to 17 200. |
| Independent Online - 22 hours ago By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME AND GRAEME HOSKEN A picture of Public Protector Thuli Madonsela's official vehicle, which was being driven by her son, after it crashed into a garden wall in Moreleta Park. |
| New York Times - 1 hour ago Micron Technology's chairman and chief executive, Steve Appleton, died in a plane crash on Friday, a major loss for a company that is already struggling with sluggish computer sales and declining prices. |
| Independent Online (blog) - Feb 1, 2012 Petrol attendants stand around outside this Shell Garage in Mouille Point, which had to turn away motorists looking for petrol. AN ongoing fuel shortage and the shutdown of a Durban refinery have been blamed for petrol stations across Cape Town and ... |
| Washington Post - 7 hours ago Die Antwoord TEN$ION South African rap-rave outfit Die Antwoord got noticed in what has become the usual way, with a viral video that led to a major-label deal and a corresponding amount of blogosphere buzz. |
| Independent Online - 11 hours ago Vernon Philander recorded a career best 7-61 on the second day of the SuperSport Series match between the Cape Cobras and the Knights. |
| Independent Online - 9 hours ago The South African men's hockey team, ranked 12 in the world, upset world number four Great Britain 5-3 in the first of the three-Test series. |
| The South African Football Association (Safa) wishes to clarify the position of the reported ultimatum to Bafana Bafana coach Pitso Mosimane. |
| Telegraph.co.uk - 4 hours ago It is hard not to get a buzz from the new energy and enthusiasm of his new England squad. Our biggest focus has been creating a culture in which we are all hungry to play for England but we are also all hunger to help each other improve as players. |
| BBC News - 18 hours ago The Hubble space telescope has captured an image of a "barred spiral" galaxy that could help us better understand our own Milky Way. |
| Telegraph.co.uk - 15 hours ago Life could not exist on the surface of Mars because the planet has experienced a 600 million year "super-drought", scientists claim. |
| Johannesburg - A male nurse who was fired for drugging and raping a patient at a Potchefstroom hospital could also face dismissal from Cosatu and might not be represented by the union in his hearing. |
| New York Times - 2 hours ago When the nation's pre-eminent breast cancer advocacy group, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation, decided to stop most of its financing of Planned Parenthood in December, Komen's leaders hoped to quietly distance the foundation from a politically ... |
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