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BREAKING NEWS: Leon actor Jean Reno rushed to hospital after suffering a 'serious heart attack' | French actor Jean Reno has been rushed to hospital after suffering a serious heart attack, it emerged today. | The 60-year-old actor, famous for his role in 1994 thriller Leon, was on holiday on the... (photo: AP Photo/Laurent Emmanuel) The Daily Mail Actor Film Hollywood Hospital Photos |
GLOBAL: Cyclones, storms and hurricanes web | Photo: UNOSAT JOHANNESBURG, 21 August 2008 (IRIN) - One symptom of climate change is more severe tropical cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons, featuring in the headlines more often. | What is a tr... (photo: WN / John Sahid) IRINnews Climate Hurricanes Johannesburg Photo Photos Tropical |
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ISRAEL-OPT: Palestinians return to school despite hardships web | Photo: Shabtai Gold/IRIN RAMALLAH, 21 August 2008 (IRIN) - As one million Palestinian children in the West Bank and Gaza Strip prepare to return to school next week... (photo: AP / Khalil Hamra) IRINnews Gaza Israel Mideast Palestine Photos |
Spanish people are in our prayers - Mbeki | Johannesburg - South African President Thabo Mbeki extended his condolences to Spain on Thursday, following a plane crash at Madrid Airport in which 153 people were kil... (photo: UN /Rick Bajornas ) Independent online Africa Ggovernment Johannesburg Photos President |
Arms deal allegations make SA a 'joke' | Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota on Thursday rejected renewed allegations of corruption in the arms deal, saying they undermined South Africa's international stature. | ... (photo: UN /Mark Garten ) Independent online Africa Democratic Government Photos President |
'Spend time with your kids' | There is probably not a school in South Africa where Satanism does not exist, says Senior Superintendent Dr Attie Lamprecht, national head of the police unit dealing wi... (photo: Michelle Hibbert/WN) Independent online Africa Kids Parents Photos Socitey |
New plan may save Island's wildlife | Conservationists are now hoping to have all the exotic fallow deer off Robben Island by the end of September. | If this happens, it will bring forward capture plans so ... (photo: Creative Commons / alastairduncan) Independent online Animals Ecology Environment Photos Wildlife |
Seif to follow father's footsteps? | Tripoli - Seif al-Islam, son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, is increasingly seen as the successor to his father, despite publicly ruling out any dynastic ambitions i... (photo: EC) Independent online Father Photos Politic Tripoli leader |
High food prices hit Moroccans’ pockets | RABAT - With the holy month of Ramadan approaching, Moroccans are stocking up on increasingly expensive foodstuffs, while their government resorts to special measures t... (photo: WN/Hend Fawzi) Middle East Online Food Health Photos Ramadan Society |
Clash over plan to save tropical forests · Conservation and justice groups split over forest carbon trading | · Fears 'land grab' could leave millions worse off | Soy fields encroach on tropical rainfo... (photo: WN / John Sahid) The Guardian Africa Conservation Groups Justice Photos Tropical |
Food prices probably won't be coming down anytime soon NEW YORK - As prices for crude oil and other commodities ease, consumers have gotten a small dose of relief at the gas pump. But don't expect less pain at the grocery cou... (photo: WN / Periasamy) The News Tribune Commodities Crude Food Photos Prices |