Thousands to celebrate South African ANC's 96th year
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The new head of South Africa's ruling ANC, Jacob Zuma, is expected to call for party unity on Saturday in his first public address to the African National Congress on its 96th anniversary.
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Tens of thousands of people gathered on Tuesday for an anti-government rally in the Hungarian capital, a national holiday here to mark the 51st anniversary of the anti-Soviet uprising.
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Thousands of civil servants marched in cities across South Africa Thursday in a one-day strike over wages seen as a test of will between the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and its labor allies.
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POLOKWANE, South Africa, Dec. 16 -- Thousands of African National Congress activists who assembled here to elect their next party president responded to a 2 1/2 -hour speech by incumbent Thabo Mbeki with cheers, dancing and stirring songs of liberation.
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POLOKWANE, South Africa  - South Africa's ruling ANC on Tuesday began voting in an acrimonious leadership election expected to put Jacob Zuma on track to become the country's president in 2009.
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A leading Hong Kong anti-establishment activist who won a seat in the Chinese territory&#39;s legislature has been invited to a reception celebration China&#39;s National Day.
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Australians are marking the first anniversary of the death of "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin.
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The race is on for the presidency of South Africa&#39;s ruling African National Congress after a party conference left the door open for incumbent Thabo Mbeki to contest a third five-year term.
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About 20,000 people gathered in the centre of Amsterdam last night to pay homage to the controversial Dutch filmmaker and columnist Theo van Gogh, who was murdered yesterday.
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Billions of dollars pledged for worthy causes at ex-president's glitzy event.
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Friends and family of murdered South African reggae star Lucky Dube attend a memorial service and protest march.
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Thousands of gays and lesbians have held a noisy march to celebrate South Africa&#39;s gay rights laws, unprecedented on a continent where many regard homosexuality as an un-African taboo.
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Performances capture the spirit of South Africa 10 years after apartheid's end.
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Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is the top candidate in votes for the executive body of South Africa's governing ANC.
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Holland is inviting Canadian veterans and their families to attend celebrations next May marking the 60th anniversary of the country's liberation during the Second World War.
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Anna Deranja Lusicic, 92, hopes to see many old friends on Sunday at the kickoff for a year of events marking the 100th anniversary of St.
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A tribute concert paying homage to Bob Marley could take place on an annual basis in Africa, say organisers.