South Africa riots: Is Jacob Zuma holding his country hostage
(Bloomberg) — Venezuela ordered the arrest of presidential candidate Edmundo González, an escalation of the government’s crackdown on dissent in the wake of a disputed election The move is likely to draw further outcry from the US and other countries that have concluded González was the winner of the July 28 vote. Venezuelan authorities have…
The Pool of Siloam, where Jesus is said to have healed a blind man, will soon be opened to the public for the first time in 2,000 years. The pool located in the southern part of the City of David archaeological site in Jerusalem is cherished by Christians and Jews. It is currently being excavated…
Pope Francis suffered a stroke about an hour after getting out of bed Monday morning and died within minutes — after spending his final days fighting “to the end to be with his people,’’ sources said. The pontiff had been ailing for several months, battling serious respiratory infections that left him with “a swollen face,…
Greetings from Tyler, By now you know what has happened with the trial in New York. The Judge will have the weight of the world on his shoulders deciding what to do. Thirty-four felonies? And what was the crime? The idiots who dreamed this up are celebrating, for the moment. Wouldn’t you hate to be…
Poland’s prime minister has said an explosion on a railway line leading to the Ukraine border this weekend was caused by “an unprecedented act of sabotage”, and vowed to catch those responsible “regardless of who their backers are”. Visiting the scene on Monday, Donald Tusk said the damage done to the railway tracks on Sunday…
If successful, it would mark Austria’s first far-right-led government since World War II. Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen gave the green light to far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) leader Herbert Kickl to attempt and form the new ruling coalition after the two met in Vienna on Monday. “Kickl has the confidence to find viable solutions…