One European country is preparing to approve it, a North American state disapproves it, while an African nation proposes to put some homosexual acts as punishable by death.

A bus carrying Togo’s national football squad, including Premier League striker Emmanuel Adebayor, has been attacked by unknown gunmen as it traveled to the Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Angola.

Speeding ticket fine record was broken for Switzerland after a St. Gallen court handed down a decision demanding a millionaire who was caught driving at 85 mph to pay $290,000, the Swiss media reported Thursday.

Ady Gil, a whale conservation group’s trimaran was reportedly “attacked” by a Japanese whaler ship, Shonan Maru 2, at sea on Wednesday. The ship was apparently deliberately rammed that “caused catastrophic damage.”

President Jacob Zuma married his fifth wife Thobeka Mabhija Monday, January 4. She became the third concurrent first lady of the 49 million people nation.

Deeply indebted and financially troubled emirate Dubai will open to the public the world’s tallest building, Burj Dubai, Monday, January 4.

Two large earthquakes were recorded near Solomon Islands and one in Southern Philippines, Monday, January 4, 2010.

The China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (ACFTA) took effect Friday, January 1, 2010. The free trade agreement between the 11 nations targets to reduce tariff rates to zero.

There were conflicting accounts of how the attack happened, but The Times, citing Pakistani officials, reported that the bomber drove a vehicle packed with explosives onto the sports field as people gathered to watch the game.

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