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Relief agencies describe the gravity of the cyclone and scale of the flooding it unleashed as stunning

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern joined about 20,000 people in front of the al-Noor mosque where most of the victims were killed last week

US pilots must complete new training approved by the Federal Aviation Administration following the crash in Ethiopia on March 10

Ambassador says group’s weapons pose danger to the region, but remains upbeat a deal will be implemented in the port of Hodeidah

Recognition of the disputed area marks a major shift in US policy as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu campaigns for re-election

Opposition leader's chief of staff nabbed by intelligence officers in pre-dawn raid

Strategic partners,  from members of the governing FLN party to trade unionists, have abandoned the president

Surge of support for new party makes it the largest party in the upper house

US secretary of state targets  the Lebanese party, as well as Hamas and Yemeni Houthis

UN says 200,000 Zimbabweans will need food aid for three months and rescue workers scouring rural areas for survivors of the region's worst disaster

Captain of crashed Ethiopian Airlines plane was due for a refresher course

West African countries fear attacks could spread from Burkina Faso

The nearly two-year-old investigation is examining whether the US president himself criminally obstructed the probe

Lawyers for Tesla chief Elon Musk on Monday argued that US regulators overstepped their bounds by calling for him to be held in contempt for a tweet.

Initial public reaction was positive in the still-shocked country, where hundreds of people turned out for a second day for funerals in Christchurch

Ethiopian Airlines said Thursday that the black box flight recorders from the Boeing 737 MAX 8 that crashed have been flown to Paris for analysis.

The ballot, in which 13 million people are eligible to vote, will be widely watched abroad as a bellwether for European Parliament elections in May

EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said Wednesday "no solution" has been found so far to break the deadlock over Brexit.

New Zealand has no death penalty and alleged shooter Brenton Tarrant is expected to face a record prison sentence if found guilty of the massacre

Isis is about to be vanquished in Syria. But its shadow looms large in South Africa

American Karen Uhlenbeck has won the Abel Prize in mathematics for her work on partial differential equations, the first woman to win the prize

Australian Cardinal George Pell was sentenced in a Melbourne court on five counts, including oral rape and molestation of boys in 1996-1997

The bodies of the first six victims have been released by the coroner to their families, while Prime Minister Ardern labels the gunman a 'terrorist'

A court in Lyon ruled that Cardinal Phillip Brown was guilty of failing to report the abuse of a minor between 2014 and 2015.

A pensioner in the UK has received a massive surprise after setting up cameras to investigate who tidied up in his shed at night in Gloucestershire.

Since he was a child, Alexei Usikov liked to make things. His latest invention is what he proudly calls a "horse-mobile" - a dilapidated red car pulled by a horse that he rides through the Belarusian countryside.

President Donald Trump says that it's time to recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights

Rising country music star Justin Carter has died. He was 35.

A car rammed into a crowd in central China, killing six people and injuring seven others, and the driver was fatally shot by police, state broadcaster CCTV has reported.

Boeing's 737 MAX aircraft will be outfitted with a warning light for malfunctions in the anti-stall system suspected in October's fatal crash in Indonesia, an industry source told AFP.

Additional restrictions for passengers transiting on the way to the United States of America.

Rush hour traffic came to a standstill on a busy main road thanks to a reported runaway ostrich in southeast England.

EU leaders offer the UK more time to ease itself out of the bloc, delaying, but not eliminating the threat of a chaotic British exit.

Police in southern Germany have released one man detained as part of a child pornography investigation, but are asking a court to keep another in jail on suspicion that he distributed banned material online.

Salwa Mustafa lost a husband and son to a white supremacist gunman in the Al Noor Mosque, but the Syrian refugee had a defiant message for the world a week after the tragedy.

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National carrier Garuda is the first airline to publicly announce plans to scrap an order since a total of 346 people were killed in 737 MAX crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia.

Rafaela Stoakes, a 32-year-old mother of two, said wearing the Islamic head covering gave her an insight into what it means to stand out and feel part of the minority.

President Donald Trump on Thursday said the United States should acknowledge Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, seized from Syria in 1967.

The man had no visible injuries and was hugged by the rescue team before he walked away from the debris and was rushed to nearby a nearby hospital.

Temer was president from 2016 to 2018, taking office after the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, who he served under as vice president for six years. His lawyer confirmed he was arrested in Sao Paulo, and his legal team has lodged an appeal for Temer to be freed.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern led an estimated 5,000 people standing quietly at Hagley Park in front of the Al Noor mosque, where most of the victims died.

Children at a kindergarten in the vicinity were also injured in the blast, media reported.

Prime Minister Theresa May had wanted to be able to delay Britain’s departure until 30 June to tie up legislative loose ends.

Trump called the Golan - a strategic area seized from Syria and annexed in a move never recognised by the international community - "of critical strategic and security importance to the State of Israel and Regional Stability!"

On Wednesday, a 10-minute bus trip turned into a 40-minute nightmare for schoolchildren in Crema, east of Milan, after their driver hijacked the vehicle and tried to drive it to a Milan airport.

Most of the casualties on the ferry were women and children who could not swim, according to the head of Mosul’s Civil Defence Authority Husam Khalil.

More than 300 Boeing 737 MAX 8 and MAX 9 passenger jets have been grounded worldwide after two fatal crashes in the past five months in Ethiopia and Indonesia killed nearly 350 people.

The United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday condemned Israel's "apparent intentional use of unlawful lethal and other excessive force" against civilian protesters in Gaza, and called for perpetrators of violations in the enclave to face justice. The post UN rights forum condemns Israel over deadly Gaza protests appeared first on SABC News - Breaking […]

An explosion at a pesticide plant in eastern China has killed 47 people and injured more than 600, state media said on Friday, the latest casualties in a series of industrial accidents that has angered the public. The post Explosion at Chinese chemical plant kills 47, injures 640 appeared first on SABC News - Breaking […]

The United States imposed sanctions on two Chinese shipping companies it says helped North Korea evade sanctions. The post US imposes first new North Korea sanctions since failed summit appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader..

European Union leaders have given Prime Minister Theresa May two weeks' reprieve, until April 12, before Britain could lurch out of the EU if she failsto persuade lawmakers to back the withdrawal treaty she concluded with Brussels. The post May gets two-week Brexit reprieve from impatient EU appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, […]

The Democratic head of a US congressional investigative panel on Thursday pressed the White House for information on whether President Donald Trump's son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner, used the unofficial WhatsApp messaging tool to communicate sensitive. The post US House Democrats ask White House about Kushner use of WhatsApp messaging appeared first on SABC News […]

Brazil's ex-president Michel Temer was arrested Thursday as part of a sprawling anti-corruption probe that has already claimed dozens of political and corporate scalps, media reports said.  The post Brazil’s ex-president Michel Temer arrested: reports appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. […]

A huge explosion rocked a chemical plant in eastern China on Thursday, killing at least six people and injuring dozens as it knocked down factory buildings, damaged homes and sent a huge plume of smoke skyward. The post Six dead, dozens injured as blast rocks China chemical plant appeared first on SABC News - Breaking […]

New Zealand is banning the sale of assault rifles and semi-automatic weapons with immediate effect, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Thursday, rapidly making good on a pledge to tighten the country's gun laws. The post New Zealand bans assault weapons less than a week after massacre appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special […]

Extra computer-based training will be required after a planned update to the software on the Boeing Co 737 MAX aircraft, Southwest Airlines Co's pilot union said on Wednesday, adding that it was seeking additional information for pilots. The post Southwest pilots say extra training required after 737 MAX software update appeared first on SABC News […]

The EU could approve Britain's request for a short delay to Brexit but only if British MPs next week vote through the withdrawal deal they have twice rejected, European Council president Donald Tusk said Wednesday. The post EU chief says Brexit delay possible if MPs approve deal appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, […]