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HONOLULU (AP) — The father of a Hawaii boy who went missing 20 years ago pleaded guilty to manslaughter Wednesday in a deal with prosecutors that requires him to reveal the location of the child’s body.Peter Kema Sr. also entered a

NEW YORK (AP) — Pepsi on Wednesday pulled an ad after it was widely mocked and criticized for appearing to trivialize protests for social justice causes.“Pepsi was trying to project a global message of unity, peace and understanding

The number of dead in Mocoa has risen to 301, days after severe flooding and landslides hit the city in south-western Colombia, the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences (IML) said Wednesday.The IML said Tuesday that 161 bodies have so

PRETORIA, April 5 (ANA ) – Civil society organisations on Wednesday said they have pleaded with companies not to penalise employees who decide to join one of the marches calling for the removal of President Jacob Zuma on Friday.“We were

Uncertainty seems to be mounting in Port Elizabeth over talk of mass protest action and a stayaway against President Jacob Zuma on Friday.A number of messages calling on residents to protest are doing the rounds, but officially there has been no

A truck driver transporting pig carcasses died after his vehicle left the road and crashed along the N2 between Butterworth and Kei Bridge in the Eastern Cape, provincial police said on Wednesday.The 51-year-old driver travelling from Durban to

RUSTENBURG, April 5 (ANA) – Four suspected rhino poachers were arrested in Wintersveld north of Pretoria, North West police said on Wednesday.Brigadier Sabata Mokgwabone said the four aged between 26 and 46 were arrested on Tuesday, for

Acting Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Faith Muthambi, has appointed 48 senior magistrates in various magistrates’ courts across the country, the department said on Wednesday.“The appointment of the unprecedented number of

CAPE TOWN, April 5 (ANA) – Former Police Minister Nathi Nhleko on Wednesday said he was excited to take up his new role as Public Works Minister.Nhleko’s office released a statement after he met with his predecessor Thulas Nxesi, who was