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South Africans voted Wednesday in closely-contested municipal elections that could deal a heavy blow to the African National Congress (ANC) that has ruled since leading the struggle against apartheid.

Local polls seen as a referendum on the ruling party

Evacuations were ordered for Canyon Creek Resort and Golden Bear Estates near Winters, California, as the wildfire continues to grow.

Adrianne is a transgender woman living in Belfast. When she began to transition she left the Orange Order. Now she hopes she can rejoin its women's lodges.

BEIJING — Trials started this week of Chinese lawyers and legal rights activists who were detained in July last year and charged with subversion for their attempts to bring attention to abuses and demand government accountability. They include lawyer Zhou Shifeng and three activists associated with his Fengrui Law Firm, among the best known in

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Since the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague ruled against China's nine-dash line in the South China Sea, there has been a marked increase in rumblings of the unimaginable: War in the Pacific between China, it's neighbors, and their ally, the US.

China had given signs that it had no intention to respect the Hague's ruling, but lately rhetoric has been stepped up a notch, with the AFP reporting that a Beijing minister urged preparations for a "people's war at sea."

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Hundreds of people across three stations in Sandton were still waiting for their voting station to open an hour after the doors were meant to open.

– Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was the coordinating minister of the economy during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan – She always doused tension about the economy at the period constantly maintaining that the country was financially stable – Rotimi Amaechi, then governor of Rivers state, said he knew the country was in recession, but that […]

“His name is Money cause I feel like he deserves that name, money makes me happy and he did too.”

HSBC has reported a 29% fall in profits in the first half of the year amid a "turbulent period" for the banking giant.

CLEVELAND — The Indians’ vaunted rotation absorbed two major blows Tuesday. Carlos Carrasco was rocked for a career-high eight runs in 3 2/3 innings, including two homers, giving the Minnesota Twins all the offense they needed in a 10-6 victory over Cleveland. Before the game, the Indians placed All-Star Danny Salazar on the 15-day disabled

Czech President Miloš Zeman has urged European citizens to arm themselves with guns in order to defend against an imminent war with ISIS.  In a complete reversal on his stance on gun control, Zeman has called for a new law to be passed that would enable citizens to defend against jihadists. Infowars.com reports: Having previously been against private gun ownership, Zeman now says “citizens should arm themselves” to deal with the threat of terrorism. “Earlier I spoke often about limiting the ability to have large quantities of weapons. Читать дальше...

Nicola Peltz and her gal pal, model Pyper America Smith, make their way out of The Nice Guy restaurant after a night out with friends on Monday (August 1) in West Hollywood, Calif. Earlier in the weekend, the 21-year-old actress was spotted at the same club with Pyper, 19. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics [...]

Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan has warned of maritime security threats and called for increased preparations for what he termed a “people’s war at sea” as Beijing seeks to “safeguard sovereignty” after last month’s international tribunal ruling rejected its historic claims to much of the South China Sea. Chang, who was speaking during an inspection appeared first on The Japan Times. > ......

The Associated Press has been ranking the best teams in college football for the last 80 seasons. Since the first top 20 in 1936, 1,103 polls have been taken and 164 schools have been ranked.

Thankfully it’s not a cobra.

NEW YORK (AP) — Free and great, or divided and confused. Diverse and powerful, or troubled and broken. In search of a single word encapsulating their country at this moment, Americans offered pollsters a lexicon reflecting both hope and dissonance.