http://www.sabcnews.com http://www.sabcnews.com/portal/site/SABCNews/menuitem.5c4f8fe7ee929f602ea12ea1674daeb9/?vgnextoid=c9d4efc512f32210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=default A US drone aircraft fired missiles on Friday into Pakistan's south Waziristan region on the Afghan border where Pakistani troops are gearing up for an offensive against militants, intelligence officials said. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:00:00 GMT http://www.sabcnews.com/portal/site/SABCNews/menuitem.5c4f8fe7ee929f602ea12ea1674daeb9/?vgnextoid=c9d4efc512f32210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=default 2009-07-03T18:00:00Z http://www.sabcnews.com/portal/site/SABCNews/menuitem.5c4f8fe7ee929f602ea12ea1674daeb9/?vgnextoid=abc1c619c8142210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=default A Pakistani military helicopter crashed in the northwest of the country on Friday killing all 26 security personnel on board, officials said, ahead of a planned army offensive against a Taliban militant chief. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:22:00 GMT http://www.sabcnews.com/portal/site/SABCNews/menuitem.5c4f8fe7ee929f602ea12ea1674daeb9/?vgnextoid=abc1c619c8142210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=default 2009-07-03T17:22:00Z http://www.sabcnews.com/portal/site/SABCNews/menuitem.5c4f8fe7ee929f602ea12ea1674daeb9/?vgnextoid=e544c0c427042210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=default United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today held a rare meeting with Myanmar junta supremo Than Shwe but left with no clear answer to his request to see detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:35:00 GMT http://www.sabcnews.com/portal/site/SABCNews/menuitem.5c4f8fe7ee929f602ea12ea1674daeb9/?vgnextoid=e544c0c427042210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=default 2009-07-03T12:35:00Z http://www.sabcnews.com/portal/site/SABCNews/menuitem.5c4f8fe7ee929f602ea12ea1674daeb9/?vgnextoid=77e9c0c427042210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=default A Zimbabwe government official today appealed to Chinese firms to invest in Zimbabwean mines, asking companies to ignore the country's recent troubles and strike now while the iron is hot. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:52:00 GMT http://www.sabcnews.com/portal/site/SABCNews/menuitem.5c4f8fe7ee929f602ea12ea1674daeb9/?vgnextoid=77e9c0c427042210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=default 2009-07-03T11:52:00Z http://www.sabcnews.com/portal/site/SABCNews/menuitem.5c4f8fe7ee929f602ea12ea1674daeb9/?vgnextoid=28f57634a5042210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=default Britain is prepared to help underwrite the planned takeover of the European arm of General Motors, possibly in the form of loans, Business Secretary Peter Mandelson said today. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:46:00 GMT http://www.sabcnews.com/portal/site/SABCNews/menuitem.5c4f8fe7ee929f602ea12ea1674daeb9/?vgnextoid=28f57634a5042210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=default 2009-07-03T11:46:00Z http://www.sabcnews.com/portal/site/SABCNews/menuitem.5c4f8fe7ee929f602ea12ea1674daeb9/?vgnextoid=07654abb50f32210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=default A homemade bomb exploded outside a Greek government taxation office in Athens today, damaging nearby buildings. There were no injuries. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:37:00 GMT http://www.sabcnews.com/portal/site/SABCNews/menuitem.5c4f8fe7ee929f602ea12ea1674daeb9/?vgnextoid=07654abb50f32210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=default 2009-07-03T05:37:00Z http://www.sabcnews.com/portal/site/SABCNews/menuitem.5c4f8fe7ee929f602ea12ea1674daeb9/?vgnextoid=42c353c05ee32210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=default Sherwin Bryce-Pease, Los Angeles Speculation is rife that a public memorial for the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, will be held on Tuesday next week. These latest reports in US news media have emerged after the family earlier dismissed indications that the memorial was to be held at the late star's Neverland Ranch outside the city today. Jackson died last week at the age of 50. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.sabcnews.com/portal/site/SABCNews/menuitem.5c4f8fe7ee929f602ea12ea1674daeb9/?vgnextoid=42c353c05ee32210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=default 2009-07-03T05:00:00Z http://www.sabcnews.com/portal/site/SABCNews/menuitem.5c4f8fe7ee929f602ea12ea1674daeb9/?vgnextoid=6a63fa42d6d32210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=default Conflict resolution and post-conflict peace building will be the focus areas of Uganda as it assumes the Presidency of the United Nations Security Council this month. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:16:00 GMT http://www.sabcnews.com/portal/site/SABCNews/menuitem.5c4f8fe7ee929f602ea12ea1674daeb9/?vgnextoid=6a63fa42d6d32210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=default 2009-07-03T04:16:00Z http://www.sabcnews.com/portal/site/SABCNews/menuitem.5c4f8fe7ee929f602ea12ea1674daeb9/?vgnextoid=0df393ac1ac32210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=default The Delhi High Court has legalised gay sex today. In a country where public hugging and kissing even among heterosexuals invites lewd remarks and sometimes beatings, gay sex has been a taboo, leaving the government unsure how conservative Indians would react if the law was repealed. Members and activists of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) society hailed the court's verdict. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:02:00 GMT http://www.sabcnews.com/portal/site/SABCNews/menuitem.5c4f8fe7ee929f602ea12ea1674daeb9/?vgnextoid=0df393ac1ac32210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=default 2009-07-02T19:02:00Z http://www.sabcnews.com/portal/site/SABCNews/menuitem.5c4f8fe7ee929f602ea12ea1674daeb9/?vgnextoid=05f093ac1ac32210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=default The United Nations (UN) added its voice today to growing international criticism of actions taken by Niger's President, Mamadou Tandja, to extend his rule in the uranium mining West African country. "The secretary-general is deeply concerned about the ongoing political and constitutional crisis in Niger, which threatens to destabilize the country and undermine the progress made in recent years to consolidate democratic governance and the rule of law," a spokesman for Ban Ki-moon said in a statement. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:53:00 GMT http://www.sabcnews.com/portal/site/SABCNews/menuitem.5c4f8fe7ee929f602ea12ea1674daeb9/?vgnextoid=05f093ac1ac32210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=default 2009-07-02T18:53:00Z