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Bomb explodes near 3 embassies in Tripoli

2013-05-18 23:09

A bomb has exploded in a Tripoli street housing the Algerian, Greek and Saudi embassies, lightly damaging a car, hours after a soldier was wounded in Benghazi.

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Sheriff to attach ANCYL, Malema property

2013-05-18 22:51

The Cape Town High Court this week instructed a sheriff to attach property belonging to the ANC Youth League and its former president Julius Malema over unpaid legal fees.

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Character key in Cheetahs win

2013-05-18 22:32

Cheetahs captain Adriaan Strauss has praised his team for showing great commitment on defence as they held off the Reds.

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Gupta jet report due Sunday

2013-05-18 22:32

Justice Minister Jeff Radebe is due to announce the preliminary findings of an investigation into the landing of a privately chartered plane at the Waterkloof Air Force Base.

ACTIVISTS: Demonstrators shout slogans as they take part in an opposition rally "Rise up Ukraine!" in Kiev. (Sergei Supinsky, AFP)

ACTIVISTS: Demonstrators shout slogans as they take part in an opposition rally "Rise up Ukraine!" in Kiev. (Sergei Supinsky, AFP)
GOT YOU: Bull Jan Serfontein catches the ball during the Super Rugby match at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria. (Themba Hadebe, AP)
KEEPING COOL: A man rides a wakeboard on the Nile River in Cairo as temperatures in Cairo reached 36°C. (Hassan Ammar, AP)
FACES: Visitors look at pictures taken in 1994 of children separated from their families in Rwanda during an open doors day of the new permanent exhibition at the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum in Geneva, Switzerland. (Laurent Gillieron, AP)
PROTEST: A demonstrator wears a hat resembling a roof and reading "FIOM" during the left-wing Italian metalworkers' union FIOM rally in downtown Rome. (Filippo Monteforte, AFP)
NAP TIME: A Chinese man covers himself with a paper bag as he takes a rest on a used couch placed outside an office building in Beijing. (Andy Wong, AP)
BRAVE: Workers paint the metal structure of a giant advertising board in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Bay Ismoto, AFP)
IN UNISON: Sri Lankan commandos march during a Victory Day parade in Colombo. (Ishara S Kodikara, AFP)
ON THE MARCH: Festival goers wearing "happi" coats carry a portable shrine as they march through the court yard of Sensoji Temple during the annual Sanja Festival at Tokyo's Asakusa district. (Itsuo Inouye, AP)
LAND OF THE FREE: An immigrant from the Dominican Republic takes the oath of citizenship while becoming an American citizen at a naturalisation ceremony in New York City. (John Moore, AFP)
TALKS: First Lady Bongi Ngema-Zuma speaks at the Global Coalition of Health Conference, in New York City. (Supplied)
HOME: Professor Cyril Karabus is seen at a news conference after landing at the Cape Town International Airport . (Nardus Engelbrecht, Sapa)

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2013-05-18 22:33

France has became the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage after President Francois Hollande signed the measure into law following months of bitter debate and demonstrations.

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Child rapist given two life terms

2013-05-18 22:07

A man has been given two life sentences in the Empangeni Regional Court for raping a 3-year-old and a 9-year-old, KwaZulu-Natal police say.

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Tsvangirai party pledges trim army

2013-05-18 21:44

Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's party has pledged to trim the army and ensure a free society if it wins upcoming general elections.

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