eo.st - Actualité et News en direct - L'actu en continu - 11/09/2009

Hawks appoint 929 members
The Hawks have provisionally appointed 929 members thus far, Police Minister Nathi ...

9/11 at Ground Zero
Bagpipes and drums sound across Ground Zero in New York as the city commemorates ...

Sanctions for individuals - EU
Sanctions against Zimbabwe are restrictive measures against individuals and have ...

Pumping of ship's fuel begins
Pumping of fuel from a grounded bulk carrier in Cape Town to a receiving vessel has ...

WB: China must invest in Africa
Robert Zoellick, president of the World Bank, has spent half his time during a visit ...

Honour for 'Gandalf'
Ian McKellen, who played Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings, will receive a lifetime ...

'China will come on our terms'
Africa was "sick and tired" of having its natural resources exploited by China and ...

'This is not a magic bullet'
An informal band of nations and organisations fighting piracy off the coast of Somalia ...

Dozens more feared dead after boat wreck
Sierra Leone officials have confirmed the deaths of 80 passengers in a boating accident, ...

EU stands firm on Zimbabwe decision
The European Union is not prepared to lift sanctions against Zimbabwe prior to a ...

Two killed during Ugandan riot
Two people were killed and several others were injured during confrontations between ...

Obama hits back at healthcare plan critics
Barack Obama tried to put his presidency back on course on Wednesday night with a ...

Plot thickens over Israeli PM's secret trip
The plot thickened on Thursday over a secret trip by Israel's prime minister, as ...

Berlusconi: 'I'm by far the best' Italian prime minister
Silvio Berlusconi declared on Thursday that he was "by far the best" Italian prime ...

Anger brews over UK journalist's daring Afghan rescue
The rescue of a British journalist from the Taliban has provoked anger about the ...

Lebanon's Hariri abandons effort to form govt
Lebanese prime minister-designate Saad al-Hariri on Thursday abandoned an attempt ...

Judge orders halt to work on Jerusalem settler project
In a rare victory for Palestinians, a judge has stopped an infrastructure project ...

European Parliament to vote on Barroso
The European Parliament agreed on Thursday to vote next week on José Manuel Barroso's ...

9/11 museum seeks footage
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum is launching a website with its collection ...

PC stumps Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama has added a new entry to his English vocabulary - "political correctness" ...

UK cabbies killer protest
Hundreds of drivers of London's iconic black taxis have protested a decision that ...

Man gets cat stoned
A British who man forced a cat to inhale cannabis by putting the pet in a bag into ...

Gunman at Obama speech
US Capitol Police have arrested a man they say tried to get into a secure area near ...

Lockerbie bomber discussed
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has discussed the release of the Lockerbie bomber ...

Daily Al Jazeera news round-up

EU not ready to lift Zimbabwe sanctions
The European Union is not ready to end its sanctions against Zimbabwe, Sweden's Prime ...

MDC marks decade of struggle against Mugabe
Ten years ago on Friday, Zimbabwe's trade unions, rights groups and churches met ...

EU announces landmark visit to Zimbabwe
An EU team will travel to Zimbabwe this weekend to work on normalising ties, the ...

Two hundred missing in Sierra Leone boat tragedy
About 200 people, including a large number of children, are missing after a river ...

African Union appeals for calm in Somaliland
The AU called for calm in Somaliland on Thursday after lawmakers scuffled in Parliament ...

Ethiopia opposition says its members being jailed
A coalition of opposition parties accused the Ethiopian authorities on Thursday of ...

Govt stops opposition leaders from leaving Gabon
Gabon's opposition leaders are barred from leaving the country in the wake of post-election ...

Malema goes overboard - Zuma
President Jacob Zuma says ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema does sometimes go ...

State help for SA film industry
Because of the oppressive economy the Department of Trade & Industry has decided ...

Dept 'loses' assets worth R4m
The department of social services in Mpumalanga has admitted that it cannot account ...

Oil to be removed from ship
The 660 tons of fuel oil on the stranded Seli 1 will be transferred to other ships, ...

'First job is to win the game'
New Zealand are primarily concerned with winning their Tri-Nations match against ...

Matfield reaches milestone
Bok lock Victor Matfield will become the most capped South African player in Tests ...

Two killed during Ugandan riot
Two people were killed and several others were injured during confrontations between ...

Weapons found during searches in Sudan
Army officials have located more than 600 pistols, rifles and rocket-propelled grenades ...

DR Congo won't execute convicts: Oslo
Two Norwegians who were sentenced to death for murder and spying are no doubt breathing ...

Hussein walks free after indecency case
Former United Nations worker Lubna Hussein has been released from jail despite her ...

Foreigners found guilty of espionage in Congo
A military court in Congo has sentenced two Norwegians to death for murder and espionage. ...

Kenyan parliament will decide on Ringera
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has been under fire since he renewed the contract of ...

UN calls for sharper campaign against piracy
The United Nations has called for a continued fight against East African piracy, ...

LRA security chief captured - Uganda army
A top bodyguard of Lord's Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony has been captured by ...

US concerned by piracy in Somalia
The United States has committed resources to the battle against pirates operating ...

Ugandan army rescues 100 kidnapped children
An army spokesman says Ugandan forces have rescued 100 kidnapped children and young ...

DA: Eskom memo shows mismanagement
The energy minister has a responsibility to probe Eskom in light of the contents ...

Youth leaders back soldiers
The African National Congress Youth League has thrown its weight behind dozens of ...

Cele hails police after blitz on mall robbers
National Police Commissioner Bheki Cele has confirmed the arrests of 98 people in ...

Cash van forced off the road
Heavily armed men have attacked a cash-in-transit vehicle near Lebowakgomo, according ...

Dead children found inside shack
A foul smell from a shack at the Lawley informal settlement near Soweto alerted the ...

Truck lands in fish pond
A truck driver and his three passengers were hurt when their vehicle veered off the ...

Modise: No room for flash amid cash crunch
The government ministers who bought expensive cars should have been more sensitive ...

Zim crisis key as EU meets new SA govt
SA's new government will hold its first meeting with the EU on Friday as regional ...

Govt mulls abolishing soldiers' unions
The government is mulling banning trade unions in the defence force, despite a court ...

'Unrealistic' for SA to set emission targets
Cabinet ran its climate change colours up the mast on Thursday, declaring SA would ...

Sword killer Harmse sentenced to 20 years in jail
Morne Harmse was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment by the high court in Johannesburg ...

Sisulu to tell 'what really happened' with Motlanthe's plane
The plane carrying Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe that made an emergency landing ...

KZN overspends budget by R2-billion
KwaZulu-Natal overspent its budget by R2,5-billion in the 2008/09 financial year, ...

RAF claims should be able to bypass court, say attorneys
The Road Accident Fund should be better resourced for it to be able to pay claims ...

IMF: SA economy to shrink 2,1% in 2009
S's economy will probably contract by 2,1% in 2009, but recover next year, supported ...

Standard Bank sees China profits doubling in 2010
Standard Bank Group expects its profit in China to double next year, benefiting from ...

Bharti shares soar on MTN deal speculation
Shares of Bharti Airtel rose as much as 3,55% on Thursday on a report that it had ...

Telkom 'not to blame' for pigeon firm's slow broadband
Telkom says it cannot be blamed for slow broadband services at a Durban-based company ...

GM to sell Opel to Magna with conditions, say sources
The board of General Motors has decided to sell its European arm Opel to Canadian ...

SA manufacturing output shows signs of recovery
SA year-on-year factory output fell for a 10th consecutive month in July, data showed ...

JSE drops Discovery from top-40, adds Steinhoff
South African furniture maker and retailer Steinhoff will replace insurer Discovery ...

Dozens more feared dead after boat wreck
Sierra Leone officials have confirmed the deaths of 80 passengers in a boating accident, ...

Nigerian bachelors flee from 'hunter'
It's Ramadaan, and for Nigerian bachelors in the city of Kano, it means Nalako's ...

200 missing in river boat tragedy
Around 200 people, including a large number of children, have gone missing after ...

Opposition leaders may not leave Gabon
The Interior Ministry in Gabon has barred all opposition leaders from leaving the ...

Liberian leader vows blitz on corruption
Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has suspended the education minister and ...

'They want to destroy Caster'
ASA have blasted a media report which claimed that Caster Semenya's test results ...

Flashy ministers 'insensitive'
Ministers who bought flashy cars should have been more sensitive to the fact that ...

ANCYL backs soldiers
The ANC Youth League has thrown its weight behind soldiers fighting for a pay hike ...

Serial killer suspect wants KFC
The suspected sugar cane serial killer has demanded perks and privileges in exchange ...

BCCSA scolds MultiChoice
MultiChoice has been reprimanded for failing to warn viewers that a movie it broadcast ...

9/11 museum seeks footage
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum is launching a website with its collection ...

Airports gear up for 2010 influx
South Africa's airports are gearing up to receive an estimated half-a-million visitors ...

Spring sale at Africa's shopping mecca
The first Joburg Shopping Festival, running through September, is expected to draw ...

Reality TV meets community self-help
Kwanda, a world first "community makeover" TV show, began flighting on South African ...

Zuma to host Swedish PM
President Jacob Zuma hosts Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt in Cape Town ...

Full-strength India for SA Davis Cup tie
India will be at full strength for their Davis Cup World Group Playoff against South ...

Incentives for auto manufacturers
The government has offered multi-million rand incentives to support Ford Motor Company ...

Telecos 'to reduce interconnect fees'
South Africa's telecommunications regulator is pushing the country's operators to ...

Obama speech galvanises opponents
United States President Barack Obama's speech on health reform appears to have pushed ...

Parents fume after New Delhi school stampede
Five girls were killed and several others were injured when a stampede broke out ...

Israelis will not be suckers - Netanyahu
The Israelis are willing to compromise for peace in the Middle East, but they should ...

I have been the best premier - Berlusconi
Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi has brushed off questions about any possible resignation ...

Dalai Lama stumped by journalists in Prague
Prague is a liberal city known for leniency towards the incorrect, but while there, ...