New Joburg Mayor Makhubo vows to fight corruption
Politics
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World's top 20 players caused 505 tonnes of CO2 emissions - study
Andrew Welfle, from Britain’s University of Manchester, said soccer bodies and teams must combat climate change by curbing air travel and finding alternative methods for their frequent flier players to reduce CO2 emissions.
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Robert Redford warns of 'dictator-like' Trump
"This monarchy in disguise has been so exhausting and chaotic, it's not in the least bit surprising so many citizens are disillusioned," Robert Redford wrote in an op-ed for NBC News.
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Communities key to fighting HIV, says UNAIDS report
An estimated 37.9 million people now live with HIV, according to UN figures.
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Black boxes from crashed helicopters found in Mali - French army
The crash occurred on Monday during an operation against jihadists in the restive region.
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Israel strikes Gaza in response to rocket fire - army
It said a weapons manufacturing site and underground infrastructure were among the sites targeted.
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First bodies of UK truck victims arrive in Vietnam for burial
Sixteen bodies arrived on a Vietnam Airlines commercial flight from London to Hanoi, where they were met at the airport by waiting ambulances and security personnel.
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Australian volunteer firefighter charged with lighting bushfires
Authorities allege the 19-year-old deliberately lit seven fires on the far south coast of New South Wales -- the state worst-hit by a recent spate of devastating bushfires -- between mid-October and late November.
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Hong Kong authorities appeal for calm as major highway reopens
Hong Kong authorities hope that a lull in clashes over the weekend during local elections, where pro-democracy candidates grabbed a landslide victory, can translate into more calm after nearly six months of turmoil.
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Trump says US to designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorists
Mexico’s foreign ministry issued a statement saying it would quickly seek a high-level meeting with US State Department officials to address the legal designation as well as the flow of arms and money to organised crime.
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Thousands rally worldwide against abuse of women
Roughly 87,000 women and girls were murdered across the world in 2017, according to the United Nations.
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'Priceless' jewels snatched from German state museum
Thieves broke into the Green Vault at Dresden's Royal Palace - home to around 4,000 precious objects of ivory, gold, silver and jewels - after a power cut deactivated the alarm.
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Body found in Australia search for British backpacker
King was last seen at a camping ground in Princetown, on the popular and picturesque Great Ocean Road, at about 2 am on Saturday.
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Pope leaves Japan after nuclear-dominated trip
He prayed silently in the driving rain at memorials to the dead and heard harrowing testimony from some of the dwindling group of survivors.
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Dining and Down Syndrome, a winning combination for Brussels restaurant
The restaurant - part fine-dining establishment, part social inclusion project - ranks first out of more than 2,000 competitors listed on review site TripAdvisor.
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Musk to testify in own defence in defamation trial, his lawyer says
Musk posted the tweet after Unsworth accused Vernon Musk in a CNN interview of grandstanding by offering to help Unsworth’s diving team rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach from a Thailand cave in July 2018.
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US Supreme court extends block on Trump financial records dispute
The unsigned order will remain in effect until after the Supreme Court decides whether to hear Trump’s appeal of the lower court ruling that directed Mazars LLP, Trump’s longtime accounting firm, to comply with the subpoena for the records.
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Web inventor Berners-Lee launches plan to stop internet abuse
Credited with laying the groundwork for the web - the universe of multimedia webpages accessible via the internet - in 1989, the computer scientist has since last year been developing the so-called Contract for the Web.
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Pope urges fresh efforts for Fukushima victims
On the penultimate day of his long-cherished trip, Francis had an emotional encounter with survivors of that fateful day on 11 March 2011.
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Trump fires US navy chief over handling of discipline case
Richard Spencer was ousted as Navy Secretary, a civilian position, in a case that has fueled reports that the US military leadership has been angered by Trump's interference in discipline cases.
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Foreign national killed as UN vehicle hit in Kabul blast - official
The attack happened on a road frequently used by UN traffic shuttling workers between central Kabul and a large UN compound on the outskirts of the capital.
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UK police charge man with human trafficking in Vietnamese truck deaths inquiry
Christopher Kennedy was arrested on Friday,22 November and that he is due to appear at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court in England on Monday.
