Madagascar Political Parties Gather in Ethiopia to Solve Crisis

The leaders of Malagasy political parties, including ousted President Marc Ravalomanana and current leader Andry Rajoelina, are meeting in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa to end the 17-month political crisis in their country. The three-day Addis Ababa peace talk...

African Trade Ministers have Called for Unified Vision on Trade

African Ministers of Trade started their deliberations with the focus on development to formulate an African position towards the negotiations of the Doha Round which began in 2001. The African position on the issue of development will be one of the key...

15 Months Jail for English ‘duty Free’ Gang Leader

The leader of a gang of duty free shoppers, who never even boarded their international flights, was jailed for 15 months this week. He bought cheap air tickets so that the gang members could gain access to lounges at UK airports where they bought thousands...

Evangeline Lilly & David Duchovny to be Brand Ambassadors for Swiss Watch Brand

Actress Evangeline Lilly (Lost) and actor David Duchovny (X-Files) are associating with the 4th edition of the Baume & Mercier & Me campaign, representing the Geneva-based brand in order to join it in supporting charity projects. How People Arrived...

Secretary-General of the International Social Security Association Deplores the Lack of Social Security Coverage Across the Globe

The Secretary-General of the International Social Security Association (ISSA), Hans-Horst Konkolewsky is deplored at the fact that 80% of the world population are not covered by the social security system. “This is regrettable that now 80 percent of...

Tanzania Stripped of Its International Boxing Association Membership

Tanzania has been stripped of its International Boxing Association (AIBA) membership following the resignation of the Boxing Federation of Tanzania (BFT) executive committee last month, APA learned Thursday.

Jaz Coleman of Killing Joke Pays Tribute to the Legendary Kurt Cobain

Killing Joke frontman Jaz Coleman has discovered he has an odd keepsake from tragic rocker ‘Kurt Cobain’, a 1987 Christmas card.

Helium Leak Shuts L.H.C. for Two Months

The Large Hadron Collider, the world’s largest particle collider, will be stopped for at least two months due to a “large” helium leak into its tunnel, CERN’s press service said on Saturday. The collider resumed work on Thursday,...

“Uzbek Princess,” Gulnara Karimova, has been Appointed As the Country’s Ambassador to the U.N.

Uzbek Foreign Ministry officials were quoted this week as saying Karimova took up the post in September and is currently working in Geneva. The UN confirmed that Karimova had been appointed.  The 36-year-old Harvard-educated daughter of President Islam...