Scant Russian was heard, but on Thursday night, a samizdat kind of crowd turned out in support of the Russian punk art group Pussy Riot. At 7:30 pm, hundreds of people -- mostly women, but some men, a few in homemade "Free Pussy Riot" T-shirts -- lined … Newspaper review: Papers says Assange must defend self - BBC News
South African Markets - Factors to watch on Aug 17 - Reuters
The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect South African markets on Friday. DIARY For South Africa corporate diary, click on For southern and South Africa diary, … Mitt Romney asserts tax rate over 13% - Boston Globe
Tseng, Choi to do battle again at LPGA Malaysia
Taiwanese world number one Yani Tseng and South Korea's Choi Na-Yeon will return for October's Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia, where Choi edged out Tseng in a thriller last year, organisers said. Climate change driving Australian fish south
Australian scientists said Friday there was now "striking evidence" of extensive southward migration of tropical fish and declines in other species due to climate change, in a major ocean report card. Senior North Korean leader meets Chinese president
The powerful uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with both President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao on Friday morning, after Beijing earlier in the week agreed to help Pyongyang revamp two trade zones near the Chinese border.
Fears of war grow in Israel with Iran strike talk
Israel's tough talk of military action against Iran's nuclear program has unleashed a strong backlash at home, with a growing number of voices urging the government not to attack without the support of the United States. Gunmen attack Ivory Coast jail, free prisoners
An Ivory Coast official says gunmen have freed 100 inmates from a prison in the latest attack on the country’s military.
Iran's top leader urges rebuilding quake-hit area
Iran’s top leader is urging the reconstruction of the northwestern region hit by deadly twin earthquakes last weekend.
NATO helicopter crash kills 11 in Afghanistan
The NATO-led international military coalition says a helicopter crash in Afghanistan has killed 11 people including seven international service members.
Syria TV says govt troops free captive journalists
Syrian state-run TV says troops have freed three journalists who were seized last week by rebels while covering violence in a Damascus suburb.
More than 30 died in South Africa mine crackdown: police
MARIKANA, South Africa (Reuters) – Heavily armed South African police patrolled Lonmin’s Marikana platinum mine on Friday, where more than 30 striking miners were killed the previous day in a police crackdown that drew comparisons with apartheid-era brutality. After more than 12 hours of official silence, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa confirmed that at least 30 people had died in the security operation at the mine, 100 km (60 miles) northwest of Johannesburg. Police opened fire with automatic weapons when 3,000 striking drill operators armed with machetes and sticks ignored orders to …
Police: More than 30 killed in S. Africa shooting
South Africa’s police ministry says more than 30 people were killed when its officers opened fire on striking workers at a Lonmin PLC mine.
Over 30 dead in clashes at S.African mine: police
More than 30 people died in clashes between police and workers on a wildcat strike at a South African platinum mine, a minister said Friday, after one of the country's deadliest days since apartheid. Oil price drops to near $95 a barrel
Oil prices fell after news reports suggested the U.S. might tap its strategic reserves to slow the rising price of oil.
Wave of attacks rumbles across Iraq, killing 55
Insurgents in Iraq unleashed a relentless wave of attacks from before dawn until late at night Thursday, killing 55 people and wounding many more in a deadly show of force aimed at undermining the government's authority. Kuwait refers election law to Constitutional Court
Kuwait’s government has asked the country’s Constitutional Court to determine whether its election law is legal. Opposition lawmakers fear it’s a bid to undermine their strength.
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