JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa moved closer to the reality of a national coalition government for the first time on Friday as partial election results prevented the ruling African Nation Congress from gaining a majority by a wide margin. With more than half of the votes counted in the country’s nine provinces, the ANC had […]

Egypt has denied that it has agreed with Israel to reopen the crucial Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip, an Egyptian TV channel reported on Friday. Earlier this month, Israel took control of the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing with Egypt, in an operation that halted aid deliveries through the facility to the

After Russian President Vladimir Putin won a record-breaking fifth term in power, a doctored photo spread online showing him holding a portrait of Thailand’s late King Bhumibol. In the original photo, Putin actually showed a portrait of his father as he took part in Moscow’s Victory Day celebrations in 2015. The edited image was shared

ROME (AP) — It was still dark and quiet outside when Ousmane Sylla said his final prayer in the courtyard of an Italian migrant prison. A few moments later the silence of dawn was broken. Chaos took over the Ponte Galeria detention and deportation center on the outskirts of Rome. The 21-year-old Guinean was found

There’s nothing like the thrill of watching a movie or football match outside. For those balmy summer evenings in your garden or on your patio, take your outdoor entertainment game to the next level with your own DIY outdoor screen. A few shipping knots will come in handy, and this approach from the German DIY

Former First Lady of Zambia Esther Lungu and her daughter Chiyeso Katete have been arrested for possession of property suspected to be proceeds of crime. The two were arrested in the capital Lusaka on Thursday, along with another close relative identified as Charles Phiri, authorities said. Ms Lungu “failed to provide a reasonable explanation” of

MIDRAND (Reuters) -An apparent glitch on the South African Election Commission website on Friday morning caused the results page for this week’s parliamentary elections to stop updating and go blank. As of 06:30 GMT, the results page showed the number of votes as 0% complete, after previously showing results from more than 50% of polling

The Fridays for Future movement wants to demonstrate for climate protection and democracy in Germany on Friday. With the European elections scheduled in nine days’ time, protests will take place in around 100 cities in Germany, the organization says. Protests are planned in thirteen other EU countries by July 7. The movement calls for an

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Voters in Serbia will go to the polls this weekend for a municipal vote in dozens of cities and towns, including one Repeat of the vote in the capital of Belgrade where ruling populists were accused of election fraud in December. The president’s right-wing Serbian Progressive Party Aleksandar Vucic is seen

By Arpan Chaturvedi NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Rising temperatures in the Indian capital have proven too much for some courts, testing a law in place since 1961 that requires lawyers to wear heavy black robes and jackets. At least three High Courts have allowed lawyers to ditch the robes and jackets for the summer, although