April 2018

South Africa bids emotional farewell to Winnie Mandela

April 12, 2018 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_21332" align="alignright" width="300"] Thousands of South African ruling Party African National Congress supporters attend a memorial service for the late anti-apartheid stalwart Winnie Madikizela Mandela at Orlando Stadium on April 11, 2018 in Johannesburg.[/caption] SOWETO, South Africa (AFP) — Thousands of mourners flocked yesterday to...

257 dead as military plane crashes in Algeria

April 12, 2018 in International

BOUFARIK, Algeria (AFP) — Algeria suffered its deadliest ever air catastrophe yesterday when a military plane crashed after take-off, killing 257 people on board, mostly army personnel and their family members, officials said. An AFP photographer at the scene saw the charred wreckage of the plane...

Jazz cruise to 119-79 win over Warriors

April 11, 2018 in Sports

SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah has a chance to write one more chapter to an improbable comeback story. The Jazz put themselves in position to claim the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference after cruising to a 119-79 victory over the Golden State Warriors on...