The EU banned most of Iran Air's jets from flying to Europe because of safety concerns, emphasizing Tuesday that the move was not related to U.N. sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme.
Die Europese Unie het Iran se Boeing 727 en 747 vliegtuie verbied om na Europa te vlieg, maar sê dit gaan oor veiligheid en nie sanksies nie.
Airports in Britain, Germany and the United Arab Emirates have refused to offer fuel to Iranian passenger jets after unilateral sanctions imposed by Washington, ISNA news agency said on Monday.
Lughawes in Brittanje, Duitsland en die Verenigde Arabiese Emirate weier om vliegtuie van Iran vol te maak na sanksies teen die land deur die VSA ingestel is.
US President Barack Obama has demanded the United Nations and China ramp up pressure on North Korea for its "belligerent behaviour" and warned against turning a blind eye to its deadly acts.
Barack Obama van die VSA het die Verenigde Nasies en Sjina gevra om meer druk op Noord-Korea te sit en nie die land se “oorlogsugtige gedrag” te ignoreer nie.
British police are hunting a man suspected of shooting his ex-girlfriend, killing her new partner and then gunning down a police officer.
Die Britse polisie is op soek na ‘n man wat drie mense in twee dae, onder andere ‘n polisieman, doodgeskiet het.
Canada is seeking a strong condemnation by G8 leaders of North Korea for the sinking of a South Korean warship, a top Canadian official said Saturday.
Kanada soek streng sensuur deur die leiers van die G8 op Noord Korea na die sinking van ‘n Suid-Koreanse oorlogskip.
The United Nations will hold a special session on 18 July, to mark Nelson Mandela International Day.
Die Verenigde Nasies sal die 18de Julie ‘n spesiale sitting hou om Nelson Madela dag te vier.
Australia's new Prime Minister Julia Gillard said she supported the war in Afghanistan and had told US President Barack Obama on Friday he could rely on her to continue the fight.
Die nuwe eersteminister van Australië, Julia Gillard, sê sy ondersteun die oorlog in Afghanistan en Amerika kan op Australië vertrou om aan te hou baklei daar.
The government of Mexico lifted the alert for swine flu Tuesday, officially ending the health emergency in the country where the illness first appeared 14 months ago.
Meksiko het hulle waarskuwing oor varkgriep gelig en ‘n amptelike einde aangekondig van die epidemie wat sowat 14 maande gelede daar begin het.
A South Korean man has drowned after jumping into a river to celebrate the country advancing to the second round of the World Cup.
‘n Man van Suid-Korea het verdrink na hy in ‘n rivier gespring het toe Suid-Korea na die tweede rondte van die wêreldbekersokkereindtoernooi deurgedring het.
A Texas man accused of fatally beating his 2-year-old stepdaughter when she wouldn't stop crying as he watched a World Cup game has been charged with capital murder.
‘n Man van Texas is vir moord aangekla na hy na bewering sy 2-jarige dogtertjie doodgeslaan het toe sy nie wou ophou huil tydens ‘n sokkerwedstryd nie.
BP chief executive Tony Hayward pulled out of a London conference which he was due to speak at Tuesday, with the firm saying he would instead be concentrating on the Gulf of Mexico cleanup operation.
Die hoof van BP, Tony Hayward, gaan nie ‘n konferensie in Londen bywoon nie, want (sê sy maatskappy) hy fokus op die skoonmaakoperasie in die Golf van Mexico.
