A service of thanksgiving for the life of ex-South African president Nelson Mandela is being held later in London. |
Japanese defense minister Itsunori Onodera arrived in Tacloban City in Leyte Sunday morning to assess the aid being extended by Japan to victims of Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan). A report on dzRH radio indicated Onodera arrived shortly before 9 a.m. Onodera is also due to visit other parts of Visayas.... |
It started, believe it or not, with Sarah Palin. It often does. Asked for her views on Pope Francis, she confessed: “He’s had some statements that to me sound kind of liberal, has taken me aback, has kind of surprised me.” Atypically nervous that she might not know what she was talking about, she.... |
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - The Central Africa Republic's shaky interim authorities on Saturday ordered all forces except foreign peacekeepers and the presidential guard off the streets of Bangui, where gunfire has eased but attacks on civilians have continued. |
BANGUI, 07 December 2013 (Reuters) - A senior U.N. aid official said French and African peacekeepers must push into neighbourhoods where "senseless" Muslim-Christian killings are rife, not just control the main roads of the capital. Clashes resumed in Bossangoa, about 300 km (190 miles) north of.... |
BANGUI (Reuters) - French soldiers were cheered on Saturday as they began patrolling densely-populated neighborhoods of Central African Republic's capital Bangui, which has been rocked by waves of killings between Muslim and Christian communities. |
The Red Cross says it has collected 281 bodies during two days of violence in Bangui and it expects to find more. |
List of nominations for the 2014 Grammy Awards has been released, and it looks like Jay Z and his buddy Justin Timberlake are going to |
At least 300 people have died in two days of violence in which rival militias clashed and then killings between Muslims and Christians began. |
In this fast-paced world where holiday traditions are changing before our eyes, there's something that keeps people coming back here to an annual music show that points to an earlier era. |