FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho
Macau,
The Labour Government has admitted Britain exploded a nuclear device in the United States a few weeks ago. It is thought the underground trial at America’s desert test range in Nevada
The Chancellor, Anthony Barber, has announced his decision to temporarily float the pound. The news comes only a day after the bank lending rate was increased by 1% - and four
German forces have invaded the Soviet Union. In a pre-dawn offensive, German troops pushed into the USSR from the south and west, with a third force making their way from
The Japanese island of Okinawa has finally fallen to the Americans after a long and bloody battle. The island, situated 340 miles (550km) south of the Japanese mainland, will now provide
Oil giant Shell has given in to international pressure and abandoned plans to dump its Brent Spar oil rig at sea. But the company’s decision, which came just hours before the
The bodies of two children have been found in a shallow grave in a wood at Waltham Abbey in Essex. Detectives who have been investigating the disappearance 10 weeks ago of
The South Wales coalfield has come to a standstill after about 24,000 miners went on strike in support of health service workers, who are demanding a 12% pay rise. The miners
The bill received its second reading last night. It was passed by 281 votes to 248, a government majority of 33. The Conservatives have issued a warning to local authorities not
A new type of road crossing with push button controls for pedestrians is to be introduced next year. The announcement by the Ministry of Transport confirmed the new ‘panda’ crossings would
The United Nations Security Council has rejected Soviet demands for an immediate vote on a resolution condemning Israel’s aggression in the six-day war. Moscow - which has close ties with Egypt
The SDP Liberal Alliance, fighting its first national contest, won just 23 seats under the “first-past-the-post” electoral system, despite receiving nearly as many votes as Labour. Mrs Thatcher announced the forthcoming
A 40-year-old man has been arrested in London in connection with the murder of American civil rights leader Martin Luther King. James Earl Ray is being questioned by police after he
The United States has routed the Japanese Navy in a major three-day battle over a remote US naval and air base at Midway Island in the Pacific Ocean. The victory has
Thousands of Allied troops have begun landing on the beaches of Normandy in northern France at the start of a major offensive against the Germans. Thousands of paratroops and glider-borne troops
The Israeli ambassador to Britain is critically ill in hospital after being shot on a London street. Shlomo Argov, 52, was leaving a diplomatic function at the Dorchester Hotel in Mayfair
The United States has landed its first spacecraft on the Moon. Scientists were surprised and delighted that Surveyor 1 - America’s first attempt at a “soft” landing - succeeded. They had expected
Eleven people have died after Serb forces shelled artillery onto a holiday football match in Bosnia. Four children were among the dead, and 100 were injured on the makeshift pitch in
US playwright Arthur Miller has been convicted of contempt of Congress. The conviction relates to an investigation last year by the House of Representatives’ Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) into a Communist
President Zia is believed to have died at 0430 local time when rebels stormed a government guest house. He is reported to have been killed by sub-machine-gun bullets when he opened
The British public has reinforced its support for prime minister, Sir Anthony Eden, who took over the reigns of power in April after the resignation of Sir Winston Churchill. The final
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