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  • Carnage in Homs
    5 February 2012

    THE shells started raining down around 8pm on Friday night.

  • Syrian embassies under attack
    5 February 2012

    As news of the bloodshed in Homs reverberated around the world yesterday, angry scenes erupted outside Syrian embassies and diplomatic missions.

  • New sense of unease, three decades after island conflict
    5 February 2012

    WITH just weeks to go until the 30th anniversary of the Argentine invasion of the Falklands islands (or Malvinas) on April 2, 1982, the run-up is being greeted not with historical curiosity but with the sound of sabres being rattled.

  • Civilian death toll continues to rise
    5 February 2012

    More than 3000 civilians were killed in the war in Afghanistan in 2011, the fifth year in a row the figure has risen, the UN said yesterday.

  • Minister evades corruption trial
    5 February 2012

    India's beleaguered government won some relief yesterday when a court threw out a corruption case against one of its top ministers ahead of crucial state elections next week.

  • Thousands gather at Putin protests
    5 February 2012

    Tens of thousands of Russians braved the bitter cold in Moscow yesterday to demand fair elections in a march against Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule, while thousands of others staged a rally supporting the prime minister.

  • Rebels close in on major target
    5 February 2012

    Heavy weapons fire rang out in the northern Malian town of Kidal yesterday, in a sign that a Tuareg-led rebellion was nearing the most significant target yet in two weeks of clashes.

  • ANC ruling to end Malema career
    5 February 2012

    ARULING South African African National Congress appeals panel yesterday upheld a decision to expel its firebrand youth leader Julius Malema for bringing the movement into disrepute.