7+ hour, 21+ min ago   (277+ words) Winnipeg 28° C, Windy Chadema deputy chairperson John Heche said the officials were arrested over planned protests this month that failed to materialize because of a heavy police presence. Tanzanians had planned to take to the streets on July 7, a date…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (249+ words) The Western Cape High Court judgment on Friday does not stop the impeachment committee from doing other preparatory work for the pending proceedings. Lawmakers had started impeachment proceedings in June after a damning parliamentary report concluded the president had a…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (332+ words) Winnipeg 27° C, Windy TORONTO – The number of charges against some of the accused in a sweeping organized crime and police corruption probe in Ontario has been reduced as the case against them moves forward in Superior Court. Seven Toronto police…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1417+ words) Winnipeg 20° C, Windy The Trump administration’s disruptions to a global AIDS relief program have forced organizations to close clinics, lay off staff and cut services, seriously impeding efforts to prevent and treat the disease in dozens of countries, a new…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1333+ words) Winnipeg 17° C, Windy Lesotho’s high elevation and mountainous terrain combine to make it the coldest country on the continent, with temperatures in the highlands typically plunging to minus 8 degrees Celsius (about 18 degrees Fahrenheit) between June and August. The Afriski Mountain…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (222+ words) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said late Thursday that Jamaican officials were still attempting to contact the third citizen. “During the discussion, the men were advised of the consular assistance available to them and of the government’s readiness to facilitate…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (280+ words) Winnipeg 21° C, Cloudy with wind Survivors, including three adults and several children, were taken to several hospitals, according to police. More than 28 children were being treated in hospitals, nine of them in critical condition, Ugandan Minister of Local Government Balaam…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1015+ words) Winnipeg 19° C, Light rain The incidents involved “elevated airborne radioactive contamination” inside the Koeberg Power Station, on South Africa’s west coast, when there was a loss of power to ventilation units during maintenance work, the National Nuclear Regulator said, adding…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (478+ words) Winnipeg 25° C, Clear More than 80% of the immigrants sent home were from Malawi, South African Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi said Sunday. Officials did not give a breakdown of how many were deported and how many took up offers of voluntary…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (146+ words) Winnipeg 25° C, Partly cloudy Cannone was shown a yellow card in 52nd minute for head-butting New Zealand scrumhalf Cam Roigard at a ruck. That was upgraded later to a red card, leaving Italy with 14 players for 20 minutes of a 47-17 loss. A…...