South Korea sends plane to fetch detained workers from US
Seoul – A chartered plane left Seoul for the United States Wednesday to repatriate hundreds of South Korean workers... Read more
10 Sep
Yemen’s Huthi rebels detain at least 11 UN staff
Sanaa – The United Nations said Yemen’s Huthis detained at least 11 workers on Sunday in raids on UN... Read more
1 Sep
HRW urges Niger junta release detained ex-president
Abidjan – Human Rights Watch on Wednesday urged Niger’s ruling junta to release Mohamed Bazoum, the president the military... Read more
24 Jul
Burkina Faso releases two more detained journalists
Abidjan – Two journalists in Burkina Faso who had been detained under controversial anti-terrorism laws have been released, Reporters Without... Read more
23 Jul
Leading Rwandan opposition figure detained
Nairobi – A leading Rwandan opposition figure and a rare critic of President Paul Kagame’s iron-fisted rule has been... Read more
20 Jun
Kenyan presidential candidate and lawyer deported from Tanzania
Nairobi – Martha Karua, a lawyer and presidential candidate in Kenya, said Sunday she had been expelled from Tanzania, where... Read more
19 May
Russia, US swap prisoners in push for closer ties
Washington – A Los Angeles-based ballet dancer released by Russia as part of a prisoner swap landed safely in... Read more
11 Apr
Families of detained SA engineers in Equatorial Guinea look to Lamola’s visit for optimism
Cape Town – The families of two South Africans, Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham, who have been detained in... Read more
22 Jan
Turkey detained hundreds after anti-Syrian riots
Turkey – Turkish authorities said Tuesday they had detained over 470 people after anti-Syrian riots in several cities sparked... Read more
2 Jul, 2024
Durban cop held for allegedly kidnapping and killing a suspect he took in for questioning
Cape Town – A police sergeant is reportedly expected to appear in the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court on Monday following... Read more
12 Sep, 2022
