February 13, 2015 - Page 15

AL-Qaeda linked fighters have captured an army base in southern Yemen, militants and officials say, as the UN warns the country is “collapsing”. The Ansar al-Sharia group said they set off a

A US ship was “dodging massive icebergs” as it races to help an Australian fishing vessel stuck in the Antarctic ice, rescue authorities said Friday. The 63-metre (207-foot) “Antarctic Chieftain” became trapped

A US federal judge has ordered an Alabama official to issue marriage licences to gay couples, after a three-day standoff. The ruling applies to Mobile County, where same-sex couples have been unable

THE American Southwest and Central Plains could be on course for super-droughts the like of which they have not witnessed in over a 1,000 years. Places like California are already facing very

SOUTH Africa’s parliament descended into chaos as leftist MPs scuffled with security during a key annual speech by President Jacob Zuma. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), led by Julius Malema, repeatedly interrupted