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UN set to replace Internal Oversight Services chief

Tuesday at 06:30, SAST

The United Nations says an announcement to replace the head of Internal Oversight Services is imminent. This follows the dramatic departure of the previous head of Internal Investigations, who sharply criticised the leadership of the Secretary-General in her end of assignment report, alleging among others that the UN was drifting into irrelevance under the leadership of Ban Ki-moon.

Monaco's Prince Albert to marry SA woman next July

Jul 22 at 14:21, SAST

Prince Albert of Monaco, son of late Hollywood star Grace Kelly, will marry South African Olympic swimmer Charlene Wittstock next July, in what will be a star-studded event likely to boost the principality's image.

Heavy rains play havoc in different parts of India

Jul 22 at 12:40, SAST

Heavy rains are playing havoc in different parts of India. Almost half of the Jalpaiguri district in the northern region of India's eastern state of West-Bengal has been flooded.

Southern China braces for second typhoon

Jul 22 at 11:42, SAST

Southern China is bracing for its second typhoon in a week, with shipping and flights already disrupted by heavy rain and strong winds ahead of Chanthu's expected landfall later today, state media said. Chanthu was upgraded from a tropical storm after gathering strength over the South China Sea.

UN official decries problem of civilian displacement in Somalia

Jul 22 at 07:02, SAST

The United Nation's Humanitarian Co-ordinator for Somalia says continued fighting in the country exacerbates the problem of civilian displacement. This in turn hampers their efforts to reach people with food aid. Mark Bowden was briefing journalists at the UN in New York about a country where 3.2 million people or 40% of the population is dependent on food assistance.

Car bomb kills 15 at Iraqi market

Jul 21 at 21:40, SAST

At least fifteen have been killed and 26 others wounded after a car bomb exploded in a crowded market near the city of Baquba in Iraq's northern Diyala province today. The blast, in the town of Abu Sayda, about 10 kilometers east of Baquba, caused the partial collapse of a building, badly damaged four houses and set five cars ablaze.

Romania exhumes remains of ex-dictator Ceausescu

Jul 21 at 18:13, SAST

The graves of Romania's former communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife Elena were dug up today, some 20 years after their deaths, to check if they were truly buried there, their son-in-law said.

Vuvuzelas find few friends at England’s football clubs

Jul 21 at 16:43, SAST

Some of England's top football clubs have banned vuvuzelas from their stadia. The first to do so, Tottenham Hotspurs, was soon followed by Arsenal, Sunderland, Liverpool and Birmingham. The Premier League said it would leave the decision that would be left to individual clubs.

US announces new sanctions against North Korea

Jul 21 at 13:00, SAST

The United States today announced new sanctions against North Korea, targeted against its leadership, and warned of serious consequences if it again attacked the South.

Kagan likely to serve on US Supreme Court

Jul 21 at 08:09, SAST

US President Barack Obama's latest nomination to the Supreme Court has passed a crucial hurdle in the confirmation process and now looks like a sure bet to confirmation by the US Senate. If confirmed, Elana Kagan will become the third woman to serve on the current court.

Source: SABC News
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