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People in Gauteng saw the bright light at around 11pm on Saturday night, heading towards the north of Pretoria. "We saw this big green ball of fire. It kind of came out of the sky, out of the blue," one...

The Observer newspaper published a new poll on Sunday, showing that center-left Labour is closing in on the Conservatives (Tories) with 31 percent support. The poll, conducted for the paper by Ipsos Mori, put Conservatives in the lead with 37...

In 2007, the 40-year-old was convicted of murdering 13 people and robbing, raping and assaulting 20 others during a two year spree. Although South Korea still has the death penalty, it has not carried out an execution in 12 years....

IsraelNN.com) Somali pirates seized a Greek-owned cargo ship as it sailed through the Gulf of Aden near Yemen, maritime control authorities in Kenya said.

When Claudia Moore first heard the rapid gunfire and screams that followed, she paused but then continued her medical work at the Fort Hood Soldier Readiness Center...Seconds later, a panicked solider approached her and told her to run...Moore hid behind...

Gabi Ashkenazi addressed the recent rash of Kfir Brigade protests against settlement evacuations, by declaring that "there is no room for insubordination in the IDF." Ashkenazi, during a visit Sunday to the Tel Hashomer military absorption center, along with members...

Old and obsolete equipment are hampering the government�s efforts to speedily clear and repair roads and bridges devastated by the recent tropical cyclones. To address this, Public Works and Highways Secretary Victor Domingo is appealing to Congress, which is now...

The main candidates in Romania�s presidential election have crossed their ballot papers in a poll seen as crucial to the country�s future. Incumbent Traian Basescu has a slight lead going into the vote knowing that if he wins he faces...

Former president Joseph Estrada showed that at the age of 72, he would still be fit for the presidency. He led a ceremonial run on the University of Makati�s new track oval on Sunday, before a cheering crowd of 1,000...

A deal to free captured IDF soldier Gilad Schalit has been finalized, and will be signed in the coming days, according to Hamas sources quoted Arab media Sunday. However, Al-Arabiya quoted the sources as saying that something could still go...