Brazil police stand-off continues Brazilian authorities say they are hopeful of a negotiated end to a police strike that has led to a stand-off between officers and troops in Salvador. Publ.Date : Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:53:07 GMT
Komen boss quits in fund debacle Karen Handel, vice-president at Susan G Komen for the Cure, resigns over the charity's reversal of a decision to cut funding from Planned Parenthood. Publ.Date : Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:46:00 GMT
SA 'zombie-held singer' charged South African police charge a man who claimed to be Khulekani "Mqgumeni" Khumalo - a popular dead singer - with fraud. Publ.Date : Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:47:53 GMT
US to deport Liberia ex-warlord Former Liberian rebel leader George Boley should be deported from the US over his role in the civil war of the 1990s, a judge rules. Publ.Date : Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:45:00 GMT
'Suicide attack' on Nigeria army A man in military uniform blows himself up outside a Nigerian army barracks in the city of Kaduna, which is also rocked by other blasts, officials say. Publ.Date : Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:59:23 GMT