International

ACCIDENT:The lorry plunged into a ravine

Fifty people travelling to a weekly market were killed and 27 others injured when the lorry they were travelling in crashed in eastern Guinea on Saturday, a government statement said.

The provocative leader of South Africa’s ruling party’s youth league vowed Saturday to stay in the party, despite his expulsion last week.

At least 200 people are reported to have been killed following huge explosions at an arms dump in Congo’s capital Brazzaville.

Many Nigerians aboard Arik Air and South Africa Airways flights have been refused entry to South Africa over invalid documents, a statement released by Nigeria- based Arik airline has said.

 PROTEST:The opposition has called for a strike
Vladimir Putin has declared victory in Russia’s presidential elections, returning for a third term after spending the last four years as the country’s PM.

Republican Mitt Romney has won the Washington state presidential caucus, in a boost to his campaign heading into next week’s “Super Tuesday” contests in 10 states.