Zambia's approach exposes ZIFA

herald Friday, February 10, 2012 8:59:00 PM CET | info

The Zambians have shown us the way and you get a feeling that the biggest problem with our football, in terms of its national management structures, is the recycling of leadership, the majority of it being deadwood. Somehow this feels like '94 and you don't have to be a Zambian to be swept away by.......

Anti-Drug Vaccines Hold Promise - But Little Profit

ipsnews Friday, February 10, 2012 8:46:00 PM CET | info

Vaccines against drug addiction appear to be a better strategy than the repressive worldwide "war on drugs", but first they must overcome resistance from pharmaceutical laboratories and secure financial backing, scientists say....

Russian Jailed for Selling Missile Secrets to CIA

thisdayonline Friday, February 10, 2012 8:06:00 PM CET | info

A missile launch at Plesetsk, Russia, 29 May 2007 Plesetsk is used by the Russian military An engineer at Russia's Plesetsk space station has been jailed for 13 years after being convicted of selling missile test data to the CIA, reports the BBC. Lt-Col Vladimir Nesterets, a senior test engineer at.......

Iran Oil Output, Sales Slipping as Sanctions Bite

thisdayonline Friday, February 10, 2012 8:06:00 PM CET | info

Oil and gas tankers off the Fos-Lavera oil hub near Marseille, France Sanctions on Iran over its nuclear plans are already hitting oil production in the Islamic Republic and a fall in its output and exports is likely to accelerate, industry analysts say....

Athens Clashes over Greece Eurozone Austerity Deal

thisdayonline Friday, February 10, 2012 7:06:00 PM CET | info

Protesters threw petrol bombs at police in the Greek capital Greek protesters have clashed with police in Athens at the start of a 48-hour strike against austerity measures. Demonstrators threw stones and police responded with tear gas, with reports of minor injuries on both sides....

IRA splinter group blamed for death

iol Friday, February 10, 2012 6:31:00 PM CET | info

Politicians blamed an Irish Republican Army splinter group for killing a man on the run from a death threat....

JSE stocks post weekly decline

iol Friday, February 10, 2012 6:01:00 PM CET | info

South African stocks stumbled and fell 1.3 percent, booking their first weekly decline since the start of 2012, as complications with the long-awaited Greek debt deal prompted investors to cash in resources firms such as Exxaro....

Maldives ex-president demands election

iol Friday, February 10, 2012 6:01:00 PM CET | info

Male - The former president of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, on Friday demanded new elections and vowed mass street protests if the new government did not relent, raising the prospect of a protracted crisis on the Indian Ocean islands famed as a beach paradise. Nasheed was free despite an arrest warrant against him as diplomats including a U....

Grenade injures seven at Imraan Khan rally

iol Friday, February 10, 2012 6:01:00 PM CET | info

At least seven people were injured in grenade explosions after a public rally held by Pakistan's wildcard politician Imran Khan....

Economic and Climate Vulnerabilities Converge in the Caribbean

ipsnews Friday, February 10, 2012 5:46:00 PM CET | info

Caribbean islands are doubly exposed by the convergence of weak economies heavily dependent on foreign imports and greater vulnerability to climate change, according to ECLAC Executive Director Alicia Bárcena....

Vodafone Ghana records 31.5% growth in service revenue

myjoyonline Friday, February 10, 2012 5:28:00 PM CET | info

Third Quarter Report from the Vodafone Group indicates Vodafone Ghana recorded some 31.5% growth in service revenue on the back of strong growth in customer base and successful brand positioning....

Ombudsman presents citizen's guide

angolapress-en Friday, February 10, 2012 4:53:00 PM CET | info

Angola, Luanda Angolan Ombudsman, Paulo Tjipilica, presented Friday in Luanda the Citizen's Guide, a tool designed to clarify the role played by Ombudsman in protection of the rights, freedom and guarantees of the citizens. Speaking at the presentation ceremony, held in Union of Angolan Writers.......

Rand tumbles

iol Friday, February 10, 2012 4:53:00 PM CET | info

The rand tumbled against the dollar in late afternoon trade on Friday as the local currency tracked a jittery euro and as the SA Reserve Bank disclosed that it would make an announcement of national importance on Saturday afternoon. "We can thank our friends in Greece for most of the rand's troubles.......

Pilot to jump off edge of space

thetimes-za Friday, February 10, 2012 4:25:00 PM CET | info

Pilot Felix Baumgartner of Austria will jump from the edge of space in an attempt to break four records that have stood for over half a century....

Serbian appears in court twice

iol Friday, February 10, 2012 4:23:00 PM CET | info

Serbian Dobrosav Gavric appeared first for fraud charges and then for pending extradition proceedings....

RBS to cut jobs

iol Friday, February 10, 2012 3:49:00 PM CET | info

Royal Bank of Scotland is to wind down some parts of its equities operations as part of a broader cut-back of its investment banking operations, with thousands of jobs already set to go as part of the restructuring....

Climax nears in Greek drama

iol Friday, February 10, 2012 3:49:00 PM CET | info

Tortuous negotiations over a second bailout for Greece are set to come to a head....

73 kidnapped migrants rescued in Mexico

iol Friday, February 10, 2012 3:49:00 PM CET | info

The Mexican army has rescued 73 kidnapped Central American migrants from buildings near the crime-ridden US border....