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Rabbi in UAE found murdered – terrorism suspected

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Israeli-Moldovan citizen Zvi Kogan, 28, who went missing from Dubai last week, was found dead in the United Arab Emirates on the weekend. Israel has

Former PM Brown comes out against assisted dying

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Gordon Brown, the former British Prime Minister, has expressed his opposition to a proposed law which would make assisted dying in the UK easier. The

Convicted fraudster named MK Party national organiser

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A convicted fraudster has been appointed as the MK Party’s national organiser. According to News24 Joe Ndhlela, who was found guilty of fraud and contravening

Du Toit named World Player of the Year

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Springbok flanker Pieter-Steph du Toit was named as World Rugby’s Player of the Year, in a ceremony held over the weekend. Two other South Africans

Breytenbach remembered as activist, “poet laureate of Afrikaans”

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Tributes to poet, painter and activist Breyten Breytenbach, who died in Paris on Sunday, have emphasised his contribution to literature, particularly in Afrikaans, to art

Sudan at risk of becoming failed state – aid official

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Jan Egeland, head of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), has told the BBC that war-stricken Sudan is in danger of becoming another failed state because

Putin signs debt-forgiveness law for army recruits

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Russian recruits signing up to fight in Ukraine can have their debts forgiven in terms of a law signed by Vladimir Putin on Saturday. According

Toys recalled over “Wicked” link

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Dolls produced by toy manufacturer Mattel have been recalled from vendors after discovery of an embarrassing misprint on the packaging. Wicked is a film adaptation

Russian missile attack meant to warn the West – Kremlin

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The Russian government says Thursday’s ballistic missile strike against a target in Ukraine was intended to send a warning to its Western adversaries of the

Germany’s dominance under threat … in forklift sports

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Germany’s supremacy in the prestigious Stapler Cup forklift competition is under threat from the same forces sparking existential angst in the national economy: competition from