Two former hotel workers have been cleared of the high-profile murder of an Irish newlywed on her honeymoon in Mauritius last year, police on the Indian Ocean island said Thursday.
Two men accused of murdering an Irish teacher on her honeymoon last year pleaded not guilty when they appeared in court in Mauritius on Tuesday, police on the Indian Ocean island said.
A proposed new ".africa" internet domain name will provide a stronger brand identity than current little known country domains, while preventing registration revenues flowing abroad, say backers.
A $5 million prize for excellence in African leadership was awarded to former Cape Verde President Pedro Verona Pires in London on Monday.
A hotel security guard arrested over the death of an Irish newlywed who was strangled on her honeymoon will appear in court Friday, police in Mauritius said.
Police investigating the death of an Irish newlywed who was strangled on her honeymoon have arrested a fifth man, they said Wednesday.
A fourth person has been arrested in the death of an Irish newlywed at her honeymoon hotel on the island of Mauritius, police said Tuesday.
Thousands of mourners attended the funeral Monday of the newlywed Irish teacher strangled in Mauritius a week ago.
Final preparations are being made for the funeral Monday of slain Irish newlywed Michaela Harte-McAreavey.
The body of Michaela Harte-McAreavey, a newlywed killed on her honeymoon in Mauritius, has been returned to her home in Northern Ireland.
Police in Mauritius staged a reconstruction Thursday of the death this week of an Irish newlywed on the Indian Ocean island, they said.
A British cruise ship avoided a possible pirate attack in the Indian Ocean on Wednesday when the captain to took evasive maneuvers and alerted naval authorities after the ship's radar detected an approaching small boat.
Three suspects appeared in a Mauritius court Wednesday in connection with the death of Michaela Harte-McAreavey, daughter of a leading Irish sports figure and wife of Gaelic football star John McAreavey.
Police on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius said Tuesday they were treating the death of a Gaelic football star's wife during their honeymoon as murder.
Mauritius, a tiny island located off the south-east coast of Africa, is an "ideal platform" for investors looking to tap into Asia's growing economies, according to one of the country's financial experts.
What is the secret of Mauritius' economic success? The chief executive of the country's stock exchange explains.
Pirates have commandeered a Taiwanese-flagged fishing boat off the coast of Africa, the European Union's Naval Force in Somalia announced on Friday.
A Panamanian flagged ship sailing off the Somali coast was pirated early Saturday, the European Union's anti-piracy task force said.
The Cameroon Football Federation has appointed veteran Spaniard Javier Clemente as the coach of the African country's national team.
Gold rallied to an all-time high Monday, climbing ever closer to $1,200 an ounce, as the U.S. dollar slid and investors showed nervousness about the economy.
The global financial crisis has increased the worldwide trade in trafficked persons, says a State Department report released in June.
Up to 30 million people are facing "a humanitarian disaster" as one of Africa's biggest lakes shrinks, a United Nations agency warned Thursday.
New 800 meters world champion Caster Semenya has arrived back in South Africa to fresh controversy over levels of testosterone in her body three times higher than normal for women.
The global financial crisis has increased the worldwide trade in trafficked persons, says a State Department report released Tuesday.
The British heir and his girlfriend of five years break up after exotic vacation
Alice Temperley likes to camp. Which is why the British fashion designer, who escapes her London workshop to rusticate in a tepee on her Somerset country estate, was recently commissioned by One & Only Le Saint Géran to erect a similar structure on their beach in Mauritius.
Eight yachts competing in the Volvo Ocean Race round-the-world event will be kept closely briefed on piracy threats and monitored by warships as they approach the troubled waters of the Arabian Sea.
Jean-Marie Gustave Le ClÉzio has never been easy to classify. Now he'll be known as one of literature's Élites: a Nobel laureate
French author Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio has won this year's Nobel Prize for Literature, the Nobel Foundation announced Thursday.
Sanya Richards turned the tables on Olympic champion Christine Ohuruogu to win the 400 meters at the World Athletics Final in Stuttgart on Sunday, handing the Briton her only defeat of the year.
Kerzner International Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, is a leading international developer and operator of destination resorts, casinos and luxury hotels.
Sol Kerzner is the founder, CEO and chairman of the board of Kerzner International Holdings Limited (formerly Sun International). Mr. Kerzner has gained international acclaim for his imaginatively designed, high-quality resorts and business acumen.
Mothers, kids and grandmothers are excited the musical 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas!' is reopening on Broadway.
In the past, the bellowing cry of "the show must go on" has assured theater-goers that no matter what happens, someone, anyone, will appear on stage once the curtain opens.
Broadway stagehands hit the picket lines, closing all but eight Broadway shows. CNN's Jim Acosta reports
Forget the low carb diet, try the low carbon one.
As the city all around it remains the epitome of urban anarchy, Mogadishu's Peace Hotel offers tranquility, security, Internet access and good food
issan Motor Co. is recalling over 92,000 vehicles for faulty clutch and seat covering problems, the company and the Transport Ministry said Thursday
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The Kentucky Derby may be a horse race (and what a race - it's the oldest continuously running sporting event in the U.S.), but let's be honest. Ask most people what they associate with the Derby and they'll likely say "mint juleps and hats."
A prominent players' agent was charged on Tuesday as part of an investigation into alleged match-fixing in Belgium, a spokeswoman for the Belgian federal prosecutor said.
Veteran sprinter Frankie Fredericks said he would retire from athletics after this week's Olympic 200 meters event in Athens.
South Africa suffered another huge setback ahead of the African Nations Cup when they crashed 2-0 against Mauritius in the Cosafa Cup on Saturday.
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