Votes were still being counted Thursday evening in South Africa’s parliamentary elections, but the ruling African National Congress was already celebrating what party officials predicted will be a crushing victory. Presumed president-to-be Jacob Zuma — an ethnic Zulu whose flamboyant style sits in contrast to more staid predecessors Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki — led a raucous rally in Johannesburg, telling thousands of cheering supporters the ANC will outstrip its goal of two-thirds control in parliament.
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Pakistan sends troops to area grabbed by Taliban
Pakistani authorities on Thursday deployed paramilitary troops to a district, only 96 kilometers (60 miles) from the capital, where Taliban militants appeared to be consolidating control after this week’s land-grab. Militants locked up courthouses and seized court documents in the district of Buner, said police Superintendent Arsala Khan.
Police: Death of Freddie Mac CFO may be suicide
The acting chief financial officer of mortgage finance giant Freddie Mac was found dead Wednesday morning at his home, police said.
Suspected rebels ‘stop’ train in India
Suspected Maoist rebels in eastern India "stopped" a train Wednesday, but the number of passengers aboard was not immediately clear.
16 dead in Pakistan suicide bombing
A suicide bombing killed 16 people at a police checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, police said.
Maersk ‘situation room’ buzzes away
Maersk spokesman Kevin Speers got his version of a 3 a.m. phone call Wednesday, and his cell hasn’t stopped ringing since.
Supersonic Concorde, 40 years on
Thursday’s 5.2-magnitude temblor occurred at 2:53 a.m. (12:53 a.m. GMT) about 45 km (28 miles) from L’Aquila, the epicenter of Monday’s 6.3-magnitude quake that killed at least 260 people this week, according to the U.S
British police arrest 10 in counterterrorism raids
British police Wednesday arrested 10 people in a counterterrorism operation, and locations were being searched, authorities said.
U.S. to join nuclear talks with Iran, State Department says
In a major departure from previous policy, the United States will join direct talks between U.N. and European powers and Iran over Tehran’s nuclear program, the State Department announced Wednesday.
Crew member says one pirate ‘taken down’
U.S. crew members have "taken down" one of the pirates who hijacked their vessel early Wednesday hundreds of miles off Somalia’s coast, one of the crew members told family members.