THREE Venezuelan trade union leaders were freed on Wednesday, a week after being arrested for protesting at a state-owned dairy.

SOUTH Africa’s government insisted it was business as usual yesterday as President Jacob Zuma and his deputy held talks on a “transition.”

FRANCE claimed today that Syria’s government has used chemical weapons in attacks on extremist-occupied areas.

TALKS between Venezuela’s government and opposition were set to resume in the Dominican Republic yesterday following a row over April’s presidentia

TURKISH President Recep Tayyip Erdogan challenged Nato ally the US to get its troops out of north-western Syria yesterday, accusing it

SOUTH Africa’s parliament postponed Wednesday’s State of the Nation address by President Jacob Zuma today over opposition threats of disruption.

VENEZUELA’S president and foreign minister have vowed to defend their country’s freedom after Washington threatened an oil embargo.

SUPPORTERS of South African Vice-President Cyril Ramaphosa beat women demanding “hands off” President Jacob Zuma today.

THE row between Nato allies the United States and Turkey escalated further yesterday, when Ankara accused Washington of laying plans for a “safe zo

SOUTH African trade unionists marched to a school south of Johannesburg today to demand it admit 55 non-Afrikaans-speaking pupils.