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An abandoned, burned boat and 2 missing men: South African authorities investigate maritime mystery

Mar. 18, 2024 13:42 PM EDT

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African authorities searching for a missing charter boat captain are concerned about possible foul play after they discovered his vessel burned and abandoned on a beach in neighboring Mozambique, but no sign of him or the unknown man who hired him. ...

Israel urges UN court to reject South Africa's request for more emergency orders in genocide case

Mar. 18, 2024 11:56 AM EDT

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Israel has urged the top U.N. court to reject the latest request by South Africa for interim orders to prevent starvation in Gaza as part of a case accusing Israel of breaching the Genocide Convention with its military offensive against Hamas. In a...

2 men accused of murdering 3 Egyptian Coptic monks appear in a South African court

Mar. 14, 2024 10:58 AM EDT

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Two men accused of fatally stabbing three Egyptian monks belonging to the Coptic Orthodox Church this week appeared in a South African court Thursday and will remain in custody until their next court appearance. Saeed Basanda, dressed in a blue T-shirt and with...

The Latest | Israel wants Rafah civilians to go to Gaza's center ahead of southern offensive

Mar. 13, 2024 18:05 PM EDT

Israel plans to tell 1.4 million Palestinians displaced in the southern city of Rafah to seek shelter in central Gaza ahead of a planned military offensive into the south. Civilians would be directed toward “humanitarian islands” that would provide temporary housing, food, water...

South Africa's foreign minister says citizens fighting with Israeli forces in Gaza will be arrested

Mar. 13, 2024 13:57 PM EDT

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa's foreign minister says her country's citizens who fight in the Israeli armed forces or alongside them in Gaza will be arrested when they return home, deepening the rift between the nations after South Africa lay accusations of genocide against Israel...

3 Egyptian Coptic church monks are killed in an attack at a monastery in South Africa

Mar. 13, 2024 13:55 PM EDT

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Three Egyptian monks belonging to the Coptic Orthodox Church were fatally stabbed in an attack at a monastery in South Africa and a suspect has been arrested, police said Wednesday. The monks were killed Tuesday at the Saint Mark the Apostle and Saint...

South Africa's ruling party fields election candidates who have faced graft allegations

Mar. 11, 2024 14:44 PM EDT

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s ruling African National Congress said Monday that six officials facing accusations of corruption have been included on its list of candidates for this year’s election, bringing more scrutiny on a party that already has had its reputation badly...

The Netherlands opens a Holocaust museum as protesters oppose Israeli president's presence

Mar. 10, 2024 21:22 PM EDT

AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Netherlands opened the National Holocaust Museum on Sunday with a ceremony presided over by the Dutch king as well as Israeli President Isaac Herzog, whose presence prompted protest because of Israel's military campaign in Gaza. The museum in Amsterdam tells...

A girl went missing, seizing South Africa's attention. Now her mother is charged with selling her

Mar. 07, 2024 11:51 AM EST

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The mother of a 6-year-old girl who has been missing in South Africa for nearly three weeks was arrested and charged Thursday with kidnapping and selling or trafficking her daughter, a shocking twist in a case that has seized the country's attention and sparked deep...

Paul Simon to receive PEN America's Literary Service Award

Mar. 07, 2024 08:06 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Simon's latest honor places him among public figures well outside the music industry. He is this year's winner of PEN America's PEN/Audible Literary Service Award, which previously has been given to former President Barack Obama, the late Nobel laureate Toni Morrison and...