Juicy fruit: South Africa’s plums blossom into big business
In South Africa, the journey for many plums starts in the picturesque Franschhoek Valley in the Western Cape, where the climate is well-suited for growing the stone fruit. “We’ve got…
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Has Saudi Arabia bought world’s silence on human rights abuses?
“The Kingdom … strongly condemns and denounces this cowardly terrorist act that is rejected by true Islamic religion as well as the rest of the religions and beliefs.” So reads…
Africa Cup of Nations hosted by country called land of ‘extortion’
That’s a deal that has come at some cost to Berardi who, as you read this, is in a jail cell measuring three meters by three meters. The Italian businessman…
European counterterrorism officials scramble to identify potential threats
European security services in recent weeks have received indications that the extremist group ISIS may have started directing European adherents in Syria and Iraq to launch attacks back in their…
Thailand’s new constitution could soon recognize third gender
“People should have [that] freedom to change sex and they should be equally protected by the Constitution and the law and treated fairly.” Third gender means that an individual does…
Walker makes a 2016 pitch
While not outwardly saying he would run, it was clear Walker was making the point to these state party leaders and activists that he has the record and the experience…
David Ginola wants to run for FIFA presidency against Sepp Blatter
In one corner, enigmatic Frenchman David Ginola, his carefully coiffured hair and dulcet tones a sparkly antidote to the man in the other, current incumbent and balding septuagenarian Sepp Blatter….
Suspects detained in Paris over attacks
The arrests were made in the Grigny and Fleury-Merogis neighborhoods, and those arrested were in Amedy Coulibaly’s entourage, the Paris prosecutor’s spokesperson said. Coulibaly was killed last Friday in a…
Indonesia to execute 6 for drug offenses
The executions were announced Thursday by Indonesia’s recently appointed Attorney General HM Prasetyo, who said in a statement that preparations for the executions were almost complete. He said the executions…
Belgian terror suspects wore all black; police killed 2, wounded and arrested 1
Officers killed two suspects, and wounded and arrested a third. Like the Paris killers, the three suspects in the town of Verviers were seen on Thursday dressed in all black….
5 things to know for your New Day — Friday, January 16, 2015
BELGIUM ANTI-TERROR OPERATION Operation thwarted: Belgian police pounced on a radical terror cell yesterday that they say was about to strike. Officers killed two suspects and wounded and arrested a…
China battles virus that has killed two pandas and left third critical
Two other pandasChengcheng and Dabaohave passed away from the canine distemper virus since early December, according to Han Xueli, spokesperson at the Shaanxi Province Rare Wildlife Rescue and Breeding Research…
Pentagon: U.S. to begin to train and equip moderate Syria rebels
Those groups are battling forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and extremist groups like ISIS, as well as others linked to al Qaeda. – CNN’s Chloe Sommers contributed to…
Why Chinese food safety is so bad
“There are horror stories, obviously,” Mathieu Labasse, AsiaInspection’s vice president told CNN by phone. “We find factories that just have no basic idea about hygiene standards. People that handle the…
Seattle suburb bans cheese ahead of NFL showdown with Green Bay
For those not making the connection between cheese and this NFL matchup, Douglas Schulze, the city manager of Bainbridge Island, Washington, spells it out in his executive order. “On Sunday,…
9 exclusive Mediterranean cruises that avoid the crowds
Here are some of the best exclusive cruises embarking this summer: Corsica’s Cap Corse (France) Known as “le doigt,” or the finger, Cap Corse is a jet-black rocky peninsula at…
China: 20 missing as boat sinks in Yangtze River
Those rescued included an interpreter and the suppliers of some of the equipment on board. China’s Xinhua state news agency said that the boat, which had 24 or 25 people…
Parents of teen accused of ISIS support: ‘He was brainwashed’
“For the past few months, he was very quiet and he wanted isolation because he was watching or doing something on social media. And that’s why he was brainwashed,” Zarine…
Italian aid workers held hostage in Syria are freed
Marzullo, 21, and Ramelli, 20, were kidnapped in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo shortly after they arrived in late July to work on humanitarian aid projects, the state-run ANSA…
Christie says family can’t veto 2016 decision
He added, however, what his family thinks about the prospect “matters deeply to me.” “And just as importantly, what the potential impact would be on each and every one of…
Terror response concerns drive investigation into D.C. metro incident
The incident that happened on Monday in Washington’s L’Enfant Plaza station, city officials say, was an electrical malfunction that led to one person dead and more than 80 hospitalized. On…
Two UVA fraternities won’t sign new rules after Rolling Stone rape claim
The policy calls for fraternities to have security at doors, guard their stairs, have keys to each room, sober brothers at parties and to eliminate pre-mixed drinks. In November, the…
Oklahoma executes Charles Frederick Warner
Warner was convicted in 2003 for the first-degree rape and murder of his then-girlfriend’s 11-month-old daughter in the summer of 1997. He was executed at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in…
Parents file $100 million lawsuit in gym mat death in Georgia
Now, attorneys for Kenneth and Jacquelyn Johnson have filed a wide-ranging, $100 million lawsuit that claims several former classmates beat their son to death inside the old gym at his…
Carson makes case for White House bid
“We don’t need to change America, we need to fix America,” Carson said in his speech to members of the Republican National Committee. “Now is that time. Now that torch…
What will France do about AQAP link?
That exceptional situation was a terrorist rampage that was years in the works, an AQAP leader said in a video, claiming U.S.-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki was the mastermind. Al-Awlaki was…
Faces, places in North Philadelphia
“North Philadelphia” is Traub’s new 124-page portrait of the people and properties in a struggling area where more than 40% of residents in three local ZIP codes live below the…
Astronaut set to spend one year in space
There’s what to pack: How many changes of clothes do you bring? Kelly says NASA supplies most of what he needs but he’s taking his own tool pouch, some sweatshirts…
Reality Check: Are Obama’s State of the Union proposals realistic?
Add those new proposals to an existing plan to give more help to first-time homebuyers and there appears to be a full year’s agenda on tap as the President prepares…
Muhammad Ali back in hospital
Bob Gunnell said Ali is in stable condition and doctors indicated he would be released Friday. – He retired from boxing in 1981 as a four-time heavyweight champion and announced…